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.

West Thorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Willoughby on the Wolds

Historical Forms

  • Westorp' 1226 FF
  • Westhorp' 1327 SR

Etymology

West Thorpe is Westorp '1226FF , Westhorp '1327SR (p).'West hamlet,' v. þorp . It is at the west end of Willoughby village.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement