Pockthorpe
village · Norfolk
Old EnglishAI-generated
Pockthorpe is likely an Old English place name meaning 'the outlying farmstead or hamlet of Pocc'. It combines a personal name with the term 'thōrp', indicating a secondary settlement.
Word origins
- Poc
- Old Englisha personal name(from Pocc "a personal name")
- thorpe
- Old Englishoutlying farmstead, hamlet(from thōrp "outlying farmstead, hamlet")
Historical forms
Pocetorp 1086