Layerthorpe
suburban area · York
Old EnglishAI-generated
Layerthorpe is a settlement name likely meaning 'the outlying farmstead of a person named Leofhere'. It combines an Old English personal name with 'thorpe', a word of Norse origin meaning outlying farmstead.
Word origins
- Leofhere
- Old Englishpersonal name(from leof "dear, beloved", here "army")
- thorpe
- Old Norseoutlying farmstead(from þorp "hamlet, secondary settlement")
Historical forms
Leuerthorp 1086