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.

Soulthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ketton

Historical Forms

  • Soulthorpe Lane Close 1919 Sale 1943 Map

Etymology

SOULTHORPE (lost), Soulthorpe Lane Close 1919Sale , 1943Map .Possibly recording another lost farmstead, but earlier forms are needed. The first el. could be the ON  by-name Súla , v. þorp , cf. Soulby We 222. The field and lane are at the western boundary of the parish.