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.

Roberthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • Roberthorp(e) 1277 WCR 1323 MinAcct 1435 DodsN 1497 Ipm
  • Rodberthorp(e) 1286,1327 WCR 1328 Banco
  • Roberdethorp 1410 WCR1
  • Robertthorp 1435 DodsN 1512 Nost72d

Etymology

Roberthorpe (lost), Roberthorp (e )1277 WCR, 1323MinAcct 45, 1435 DodsN, 1497 Ipm, Rodberthorp (e )1286, 1327 WCR, 1328 Banco, Roberdethorp 1410WCR 1, Robertthorp 1435 DodsN, 1512Nost 72d. 'Robert's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. is ME  Ro (d )bert from OG  Rodbert . The place was in the neighbourhood of Thornes.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site