Woodthorpe

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proper noun

A settlement in Staveley parish, Chesterfield district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4574).

OriginOld English wudu →
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Meanings

proper nounWoodthorpe (countable and uncountable, plural Woodthorpes)

plural Woodthorpes

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA settlement in Staveley parish, Chesterfield district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4574).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet (unparished) south of Loughborough, Charnwood district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5417).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Strubby with Woodthorpe parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF4380).
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of the City of York, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5749).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb in Gedling, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5844).
    6. countableuncountableA housing estate in Richmond ward, City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3885).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwudu“wood”
  2. EnglishWoodthorpe

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + þorp (“village”).

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APA

Woodthorpe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodthorpe

MLA

“Woodthorpe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodthorpe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woodthorpe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woodthorpe.

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