Towthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Huntington
Historical Forms
- Touetorp 1086 DB
- Touthorp(e) c.1157–70 YCh 1310 Ch
- Thouthorp(h) 1180–c.1200 YCh 1280 Ebor 1295 For
- Towethorp 1372 FF
- Towthorpp 1419 YI
- Towthroppe 1316 KF Eliz
Etymology
'Tofi's farm,' v. þorp . The name Tofi though found once in Iceland and also in late Norwegian is by Lind and Björkman (NP 142) considered to be originally Danish. Cf. ODan Towi (Nielsen). It is found also in Towthorpe (YER), Touetorp 1086 DB. Cf. the name Toui (LVD) and the common use of Toue in the medieval Danelaw.