Pinchinthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Guisborough
Historical Forms
- Torp, Oustorp 1086 DB
- Thorp 1155–70 YCh 1222–7 Whitby
- Pinzunthorp c.1195–1210 YCh
- Pinchunthorp(e), Pynchunthorp(e) 12,c.1230,1292 Guis 1303 KF 1347 Baildon 1409 YI
- Pynchonthorp 1301 LS
- Pynchenthorp 1316 Vill
- Pyncheonthorp 1395 Whitby 1412 YI
- Punchunthorpe 1406 YI
- Pinchinthorp, Pynchinthorp 1530 Visit 1577 Saxton
- Pinzuncroft (12 Guis)
Etymology
v. þorp . The original form of the name means simply 'village' or 'east village' (DB Oust - from ON austr ). Why 'east' is not clear, unless it was an outlying settlement from Newton, a mile to the south-east. The first element is the name of the family of Pinchun who held land here in the 12th and 13th cents. (YCh 753). The name is also the first element of Pinzuncroft (12 Guis), the name of a lost field in Pinchingthorpe.