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Survey of English Place-Names

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Leventhorp

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Lewynthorp(e), Lewinthorp(e) 13 YDi Hy3 Arm 1303 KF 1316 Pat 1339 YDi
  • Lewyntorp(e) 1304,1308 Calv
  • Lewethorp 1368 Arm
  • Leuinthorpe Hy3 Arm
  • Leuenthorp(e) 1379 PT 1577 Holinshed
  • Lowintorph c.1240–6 Pont
  • Leuwynthorp 1345 WYD
  • Levynthorp 1324 Arm
  • Leventhorp(e) 1526 FF 1563 WYD 1615 PrHosp
  • Leaventhorp 1598 PRBfd
  • Lenthorp 1771 M

Etymology

'Lēofwine's outlying farmstead', from the OE  pers.n. Lēofwine and þorp. Leventhorpe (Swillington) pt. iv infra has a similar origin.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name