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.

Ulvesthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Uluisthorp Ric1 Calv
  • Vlinstorpe (sic for Vluistorpe) Hy3 Hem278
  • Ulvestorp 13 YDiv 14 YDi
  • Ulvisthorp Hy3 Calv
  • Ulvistorp c.1246 ib
  • Hulvistorpe c.1250 ib

Etymology

Ulvesthorpe (lost), Uluisthorp Ric 1 Calv, Vlinstorpe (sic for Vluistorpe )Hy 3 Hem 278, Ulvestorp 13 YD iv, 14 YD i, Ulvisthorp Hy 3 Calv (p), Ulvistorp c. 1246 ib (p), Hulvistorpe c. 1250 ib. 'Ulf's outlying farmstead', from the ON  pers.n. Úlfr , þorp.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement