Thorpe Underwood
Major Settlement in the Parish of Little Ouseburn
Historical Forms
- Torp 1086 DB 1190–1203 YCh516 1200 ChR
- Thorp(e) 1175–99 YCh519 1199 1195 Font 1217 RegAlbi,74 1246–52 Font 1276 RH 1397 Works
- Thorp(e) in Burghshire 1175–99 YCh519
- Thorp(e) in Burgesire l.12 Font
- Thorp(e) underwood in Burgshire 1320 Abbr
- Thorp(e) underwood(d), Thorp(e) underwode 1198 Fount 1315–21 Font 1368 Baild 1457 FountBurs 1535 VE
- Thorp(e) Vndrewod 1361 Font
- Thorp(e) Underwood 1536 MinAcct 1673 Dep
Etymology
v. þorp 'outlying farmstead'. There are woods on Thorpe Hill overlooking the village (v. under , wudu ). For Burghshire v. Claro Wapentake 1supra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bank Field
- Brunsell Field
- High Field
- Longlands
- Mill Lane
- Ox Close
- Round Hill
- Sleeper Hill
- Ash Wood
- Back Park
- Blytham Beck
- Carlton Fm
- The Carrs
- Cuddy Shaw
- Divel Covert
- Faburn Ho
- Hawthorn Bank
- Hope Hall
- Long Wood
- The Park
- Pasture Hill
- Pear Tree Ho
- Pool Beck, Pool Spring
- Shacklefield Ho
- Spacey House Fm
- Stones Fm
- Tewit Nest
- Thorpe Grange
- Thorpe Head, Thorpe Hill
- Thorpe Wood
- The Tippets
- Hall Garth
- The Ings
- Manor Ho
- Weddall Ings
- Widdington Hall