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.

Northorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mirfield

Historical Forms

  • Northorp(p), Northorpe 13 YDi 1331 YDxii,296 1343 Nost66d 1379 PT 1401 Calv 1441 Arm 1517 1539 WillY 1822 Langd
  • del Norththorpe 1297 WCR
  • Northroppe 1578 PRMrf

Etymology

Northorpe, Northorp (p ), Northorpe 13 YD i, 1331 YD xii, 296, 1343Nost 66d, 1379 PT, 1401 Calv, 1441 Arm (all p), 1517 ib, 1539 WillYet passim to 1822 Langd, del Norththorpe 1297 WCR, Northroppe 1578 PRMrf. 'North outlying farmstead', v. norð , þorp .