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.

Rotherhope

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Rotherop 1599 Derwent
  • Rodderopp 1631 ib
  • Rodderupp 1700 PR(Garrigill)
  • Rothrup 1790 PR

Etymology

is Rotherop 1599Derwent , Rodderopp 1631 ib., Rodderupp 1700PR (Garrigill), Rothrup 1790 PR .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement