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.

Scotton Thorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Farnham

Historical Forms

  • Torp 1086 DB
  • Thorp(e) 1246 Ass21 1280 Ch
  • Thorp(e) iuxta Brerton 13 Font
  • Thorp(e) juxta Scotton 1363 ADi
  • Scottonthorp 1279–81 QW

Etymology

Scotton Thorpe (lost), Torp 1086 DB, Thorp (e )1246Ass 21, 1280 Ch, Thorp (e ) iuxta Brerton 13 Font, Thorp (e ) juxta Scotton 1363 AD i, Scottonthorp 1279–81 QW. v. þorp 'outlying farmstead' (of Scotton).