Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Ernulfestorp, Einulvestorp 1086 DB

• Hernoldest(h)orp 1147 YChviii 1300 Ebor

• Ernaldtorp 1187 YCh499

• Ernaldestorp 1220,1223 Pat

• Hertnoldesthorp 1330 Lewes38d

• Harnoldesthorp 1398 ib

• Arneltorp 1175–90 YCh815

• Hayreldesthorp(e) 1194–9 YChviii 1197 Ebor 1301

• Arnetorp' 1155–66 YCh813 e.13 YChviii 1226 FF

• Arnethorp(e) 1230–40 Bodl34 1251 Ch 1276 RH 1428 FA

• Ernetorp' 1201 Cur 1209 FF

• Ernethorpe 1275 Ebor

• Arunthorp 1202 FF

• Arenthorpe 1285 KI

• Arnestorp Hy3 BM

• Arnesthorp 1279–81,1293 QW

• Armethorp(e) 1237 Ebor 14 Sawl193 1441 DiocV 1524 Testvi 1531 Testiv

• Armethrop 1654 PRAust

• Arnthorp 1423 Baild

• Armthrop 1675 Comm52

Etymology

'Arnulf's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. behind the DB forms is either OE  Earnwulf or ODan  Arnulf (cf. Feilitzen 244). The various spellings with (H )ernoldes -, etc. are from the Cont-Germ  Ernald (ON  Arnaldr is also from OG ); as with other p.ns. in -thorpe , this may reflect a change of ownership, but adaptations of the second and unstressed theme of one pers.n. to that of another (especially with such themes as -ulf and -ald ) are found in other p.ns. like Barnoldswick pt. vi infra , Gonalston Nt 166 or Tholthorpe YN 21, and we may well take this name in all its forms to be from Arnulf .