Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eluuinetorp, Haluuidetorp 1086 DB

• Helwinesthorp 1147 Sawl1

• Elwinesthorp c.1150,l.12 ib

• Elwinthorp(e), Elwynthorp(e) 1147,1154–90 Sawl1,12d 1270 Ch 1285 Baild

• Ailwin(e)t(h)orp, Aylwin(e)t(h)orp 1150–90 Sawl2d 1198 Cur 1218–33 BM

• Aelwinthorp c.1160 Sawl2d

• Ellingthorpp 1530 NCWills

• Ellingthropp 1567 PRGis

• Ellinthropp 1658 PRBlt

• Ellinthorpe 1659 WillS

• Ellendrop 1667 PRGis

Etymology

'Athelwine's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. is OE  Æþelwine ; on the forms with AN  Ail -, Ael - for Æðel - cf. Feilitzen 102 ff. Elfwinetrop c. 1155 YCh 642 (Kirkst 188) is not to be confused with Ellenthorpe (v. YCh i, 508 n).