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Survey of English Place-Names

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Habblesthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Leverton

Historical Forms

  • Happelesthorp 1153–4 YCh155 14th Ebor 1267 Welbeck 1302 NI 1342 FF 1364
  • Happelestorp 1275 RH
  • Appelestorp 1268 Misc
  • Aplesthorp' 1272 Ebor
  • Applesthorp, Alpesthorp 1280 Ass
  • Apullesthorp 1316 FA
  • Apulthorp 1518 NtIpm
  • Hapelesthorp' 1272 Ebor 1279 Ipm 1280 Ass 1327 SR
  • Haplesthorp' 1267 Ebor 1280 Ass 1312 Orig 1330 FF
  • Hapelsthorp 1302 Ass
  • Harpelestorp' 1275 RH
  • Harp(e)lesthorpe 1342 NI
  • Harpesthorp 1276 RH
  • (H)alpesthorp 1280 Ass
  • Hep(e)lesthorp 1280 Ass
  • Hamplesthorp ib.
  • Hapulthorp' 1375 FF
  • Apulthorp 1518 NtIpm
  • Habylthorp 1527 ib
  • Hablestoppe (sic) 1527 LP
  • Habylstrope 1539 ib
  • Hablesthorpe 1594 FF
  • Happelstrappe (sic) 1602 Thoresby

Etymology

It may be that we have here a lost OE  personal name Hæppel , 'lucky one,' corresponding to OGer  Hafilo , Hephilo (Förstemann, PN 748). Hence 'Hæppel 's village,' v. þorp .

Places in the same Parish