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.

Westhorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Silkstone

Historical Forms

  • Westethorp(p) 1362 YDix 1592 WillY
  • Westthorp(e) 1362 YDix 1549 Hall
  • Westhorpe 1534 WillY 1817 M

Etymology

Westhorpe, Westethorp (p )1362 YD ix, 1592 WillY, Westthorp (e )1362 YD ix, 1549 Hall, Westhorpe 1534 WillY, 1817 M. 'West outlying farmstead', v. west , þorp .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site