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Althorpe
is a parish at the eastern edge of the Isle of Axholme. It is
made up of the riverside village of Althorpe, township of Keadby and the hamlet
of Derrythorpe.
In 1850 the parish of
Amcotts was created from part of Althorpe Parish.
Place-name.
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Althorpe
- 1086 Aletorp (Domesday Book) |
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Ali
- persons name |
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thorp
- outlying farmstead (Old Scandinavian) |
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Ali + thorp = Althorpe |
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Meaning
- Outlying farmstead dependent on a man called Ali |
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Keadby
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There are many interpretations as to the
origin of the meaning of Keadby. Cameron suggests it is a man called
Keti's farmstead and Eminson believes it to be a settlement at a mooring. |
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Derrythorpe - 1263
Dodithorp |
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Dod(d)ing
- persons name (Old English) |
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thorp
- outlying farmstead (Old Scandinavian) |
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Dod(d)ing + thorp =
Derrythorpe |
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Meaning
- Outlying farmstead dependent on a man called
Dod(d)ing |
Further reading
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Mills, A. D., A Dictionary of English Place Names
Cameron, Keith, The Place-Names of Lincolnshire
Eminson T.B.F., Place and River Names of the West Riding of Lindsey Lincolnshire
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