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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thorpe Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wath upon Dearne

Historical Forms

  • Thorp(e) 1537 FF 1556 WillY
  • Thorp(e) in Wentworthe 1542,1588,1591 WillY

Etymology

Thorpe Field, 1841 O.S., Thorp (e )1537 FF, 1556 WillY, Thorp (e ) in Wentworthe 1542, 1588, 1591 WillY. v. þorp 'outlying farmstead'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name