Menethorpe
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| Menethorpe | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE768676 |
| Location: | 54°5’56"N, 0°49’35"W |
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| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
Menethorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is about two and a half miles from Malton.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 68.
History
The name "Menethorpe" means 'Men(n)ing's outlying farm/settlement'.[1] Menethorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Mennistorp.
Menethorpe was formerly a township in the parish of Westow.[2]
The remains of the abandoned mediæval village Menethorpe are visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs.[3]
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References
- ↑ "Menethorpe Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20ER/Menethorpe.
- ↑ "History of Menethorpe, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13481.
- ↑ "Menethorpe". Heritage Gateway. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNY2357&resourceID=1009.
