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.

Threaphow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • West Threphou, Westtrephou 1165–77 Furn
  • West(h)rephow 1177,1177–93 ib
  • Threphou 1220 ib
  • Threaphaw(e) 1648 YASMd 1663 PRClp

Etymology

Threaphow (lost), West Threphou , Westtrephou 1165–77 Furn, West (h )rephow 1177, 1177–93 ib, Threphou 1220 ib, Threaphaw (e )1648YAS Md 293, 1663 PRClp. 'Hill in dispute', v. þrēap , haugr ; it was on the boundary of Newby.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement