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.

Thorpe Underwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harrington

Historical Forms

  • Thorp 12th Survey
  • Torp 1206 Cur
  • Thorp' Belet 1220 Fees 1246 Cl 1316 FA
  • T(h)orp sub bosco c.1220 For 1248 Seld13
  • Torp Underwode 1255 Seld13
  • Thorpe Billett al. Thorpe Underwood 1637 Recov

Etymology

Thorpe Underwood is Thorp 12th Survey, Torp 1206 Cur, Thorp ' Belet 1220 Fees, 1246 Cl, 1316 FA, T (h )orp sub bosco c. 1220For , 1248 Seld 13, Torp Underwode 1255 Seld 13, Thorpe Billett al. Thorpe Underwood 1637Recov . v. porp . Hervey Belet held the manor in the 12th cent. Survey.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement