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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandal Magna

Historical Forms

  • (le) Wodethorp(e) 13 YDvii 1252 1277,1307 WCR 1297 LS
  • Woodthorp(e) 1330 DodsN 1582,1588 WillY
  • Woodthorp(e) field 1533 Grant
  • Wodthorpe 1511 YDviii

Etymology

Woodthorpe, (le ) Wodethorp (e )13 YD vii, 1252 FF, YD x(p), 1277, 1307 WCR, 1297 LS (p), Woodthorp (e )1330 DodsN, 1582, 1588 WillY, Woodthorp (e ) field 1533Grant 73, Wodthorpe 1511 YD viii. 'Outlying farmstead by the wood', v. wudu , þorp .