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.

Hindlip

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hindlip

Historical Forms

  • Hindehlep 966 BCS1180 11th
  • Hindelep, Hyndelepe 1086 DB c.1086 EveA&B 1190 Fees36 1208 RH 1276 Pat 1300 Ipm 1316 SR 1327
  • Hindeslepa 1191 P
  • Hyndelupe, Hindelupe c.1250 Bodl14 c.1270 1316 Ipm
  • Henlype 1577 Saxton

Etymology

This may refer to some famous 'hind-leap' as there is some fairly steep ground, but more probably the reference is simply to the existence of a 'leap-gate' for hinds, v. Leapgate infra 243.v. hind , hlyp(e).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site