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 Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • Northorp(p)e 1406 YDvi 1424 1572 WillY
  • Northethorpe 1586 FF

Etymology

Northorpe, Northorp (p )e 1406 YD vi, 1424 ib viii, 1572 WillY, Northethorpe 1586 FF. 'North outlying farmstead', v. norð , þorp .