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.

Easthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Southwell

Historical Forms

  • Estorp 1227 Ebor
  • Estthorp 1235 ib
  • Esthorpe c.1300 BM
  • Eastroope 1665 SR
  • Westorp' 1268 Ebor
  • Westhorp(e) 13th Felley 1332 SR
  • Westrop 1618 ParReg(Averham)
  • Westroope 1665 SR

Etymology

Easthorpe [vulgo iˑstrəp] and Westhorpe are Estorp 1227 Ebor, Estthorp 1235 ib., Esthorpe c. 1300 BM, Eastroope 1665SR , Westorp '1268 Ebor (p), Westhorp (e )13thFelley et freq to 1332SR , Westrop 1618 ParReg (Averham), Westroope 1665SR . 'East and west hamlets,' v. þorp and infra 271. The places lay to the east and west of Southwell.