Bartrops In Britain

If you care to ignore the Danish possibilties, the theory has been put forward that the Bartrop surname (and its variations) derives from the place name of Barthorpe in the East Riding of Yorkshire.  Barthorpe was even mentioned in the Domesday  Book as Barche(r)torp  with the main landholder being one Count of Mortain¹ and his tennant was Odo the Crossbowman.

Recently, I have uncovered a village called Barthorp(e) on a map of the East Riding of Yorkshire, drawn in 1610 (see below), between the modern day towns of Selby and Howden.  Unfortunately, Barthorp(e) does not exist on any modern day maps so it looks as if any claims on the ancestral lands will have to wait for the moment!

According to Robert Barltrop who has carried out exhaustive research on the subject, it is thought that a hamlet with the marvellous name of Barthorpe Bottoms in North Yorkshire may have some significance.  His investigations have uncovered the location of this Bartropean Camelot attached to the village of Acklam.