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Millthorpe

hamlet · Lincolnshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Millthorpe is a hybrid name combining Old Norse and Old English elements. It means 'outlying farmstead or hamlet with a mill'.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
thorpe
Old Norseoutlying farmstead, hamlet(from þorp "hamlet, secondary settlement")