Menethorpe

From Wikishire
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Menethorpe
Yorkshire
East Riding
Location
Grid reference: SE768676
Location: 54°5’56"N, -0°49’35"W
Data
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]

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Menethorpe)

References