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.

Harper Bridge, Harper Gate, Harper Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Harper yeat(e) 1678,1681 PRHmp
  • Harper Lane End 1771 M

Etymology

, Harper yeat (e )1678, 1681 PRHmp, Harper Lane End 1771 M , named from the local Harper family ( 17–18 PRHmp passim ) , v. geat ' gate ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site