Complex sentence: The name Countesthorpe comes from the 11th century when the area formed part of the marriage dowry of the Countess Judith niece of William the Conqueror,'thorpe' having the gothic meaning of'land'.
Split into simpler sentences: The name Countesthorpe originates from the 11th century when the area was part of the marriage dowry of the Countess Judith niece of William the Conqueror. The'thorpe' part of the name is from the gothic meaning of'land'.