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Littlethorpe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Torp' 1086 DB 1190 P 1234 Ebor
  • Thorp(p) 1201 ChR 1228 Ripi 1584 FF
  • Thorp by Ripon, Thorp juxta Ripon, Thorp by Rypon, Thorp juxta Rypon 1317 Ripi 1491 YDi
  • Littlethorpe 1653 WillS 1685 RipQS
  • Littlethorpe or Thorpe 1822 Langd
  • Thorpe Parva 1693 RipQS

Etymology

v. þorp 'outlying farmstead', clearly belonging to Ripon; it was one of the berewics of Ripon in DB.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site