Cowthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cowthorpe
Historical Forms
- Coletorp, Koletorp 1086 DB 12 YDv,227 1165,1191 P l.12 YDx 1219 Ass8d
- Coletorph 12 YDv,227
- Colethorp 1206,1246 FF 1246 Ass12 1291 Tax
- Coltorp, Koltorp 1166–93 P c.1250 Heal139d 1359 Testi
- Colthorp(e) e.13 YDv,227 1229 YDvi 1255 YI 1528 Fabr
- Colthrop 1515 PontCD
- Cowthorp 1452 Richm 1535 FF
- Cowthorp als. Cowlethrope 1621 FF
- Cowthroppe 1577 NCWills
- Cawthrop 1641 Rates
Etymology
'Koli's outlying farmstead', from the ON pers.n. Koli (or OE Cola ) and þorp. On the later forms v. Phonol. § 27.