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.

Westhorp

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marston St Lawrence

Historical Forms

  • Westhrop, Westthrop 1219 FF
  • Westrop 1316 FA
  • Westthrop juxta Merston Sci Laurencii 1317 Ass

Etymology

Westhorp is Westhrop , Westthrop 1219FF , Westrop 1316 FA, Westthrop juxta Merston Sci Laurencii 1317Ass . 'West village,' v. þorp . It is west in relation to Greatworth, not to Marston.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Early-attested site