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Garthorpe
is a parish in the north of the Isle of Axholme. It
is made up of the villages of Garthorpe and Fockerby. The
parish of was created
in 1866 from part of Luddington Parish.
Place-name.
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Garthorpe - 1086
Gerulftorp |
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Geirulfr 0r Gairulf - Persons name (Old
Scandinavian or Old German) |
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thorp - Farmstead or hamlet. (Old Scandinavian) |
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Geirulfr 0r Gairulf + torp = Garthorpe |
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Meaning - Farmstead or hamlet of a person
called Geirulfr 0r Gairulf |
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Fockerby - 12th century
Fulcwardby |
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Folcward - Persons name (Old German) |
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by - Farmstead or village. (Old Scandinavian) |
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Folcward + by = Garthorpe |
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Meaning - Farmstead or village of a man
called Folcward |
Further reading
- Mills, A. D. A Dictionary of English Place Names
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