Throope Fm and Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishopstone
Historical Forms
- Thrope 1289 Ass
- Throwpe 1570 PembSurv
- Ebblesburnthorpe 1289 Abbr
Etymology
Throope Fm (6″) and Hill [truˑp] is Thrope 1289Ass , Throp 1327, Throup 1332SR , Throwpe 1570 PembSurv. v. þorp , 'village.' It is probably identical with Ebblesburnthorpe (1289 Abbr), 'the hamlet dependent on Ebbesborne.'