English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Fornthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dalby

Historical Forms

  • Fornetorp 1086 DB 13 Malton
  • Fornthorp 1301 LS

Etymology

'Forni's village' v. þorp . The ON  personal name Forni (LindN, Nielsen, etc.) enters into the Norw place-name Fornebu (NG ii. 134) and is adduced in independent use in English as Forne (c. 1200For ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement