Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Trip(p)elaue 1086 ICC
• Trip(p)(e)lawa, Trip(p)(e)law(e) 1185–95 P 1336 SR
• Trip(p)(e)lowe 1260 Ass 1570 SR
• Tryp(pe)low(e) 1272 Ass 14th Cai 1523 SR
• Trepe(s)lav 1086 DB
• Trep(p)eslau(ue) 1086 InqEl
• Trep(p)(e)lawe, Trep(p)(e)law(a) 1168–1200 P 1218 SR
• Treplauue 1168 P
• Trapelawe 1185 RotDom
• Thrippelowe 1332 SR
• Thryplowe 1523 ib
• Thriploo 1553 EAvi
• Thurpelawe 1346,1428 FA
• Thirppelowe 1428 FA
• Typlowe 1474 MinAcct
• Thyplowe 1482 Pat
• Mothlowe c. 1250 ElyM
• Mot(e)lowe 1319 Extent, 1323 StJohn's
• Mutlowe 1418 Ct
• Short and West Mutler Shot c. 1840 TA
• Motlowe, Motlawe c. 1200–92 Trinity, c. 1280 Chateriz
• Motloweweye c. 1230 ElyM
• Mot(e)loweye 1319 Extent
• Metloweye 1319 Extent

Etymology

For further forms and the etymology, v. Thriplow infra 90. The hundred probably met in the fields of Newton at Mothlowe c. 1250ElyM , Mot (e )lowe 1319Extent , 1323StJohn 's , Mutlowe 1418Ct , Short and West Mutler Shot c. 1840TA . In Harston and Thriplow documents we also have reference to Motlowe , Motlawe c. 1200–92Trinity , c. 1280Chateriz , probably referring to the same place. The road leading to the moot-hill was Motloweweye c. 1230ElyM (Shelford), Mot (e )loweye 1319Extent (Newton), 1418StJohn 's (Thriplow), Metloweye 1319Extent . v. (ge)mōt, hlāw and cf. Mettle Hill supra 60.