Editing Althorp (section)

==Etymology==
A manor existed at Althorp in medieval times. It was referred to in the [[Domesday Book]] as "Olletorp", meaning Olla's Thorp, believed to refer to a medieval lord named Olla.{{sfn|Spencer|1998|p=18}} Thorp is a word of Scandinavian origin, which would have been pronounced as "throop" or "thrupp", and in Danish probably meant "daughter's settlement". In the 13th and 15th centuries it was recorded as "Holtropp" and "Aldrop", although when the estate was bought by John Spencer in 1508 it began to be referred to as "Oldthorpe".{{sfn|Spencer|1998|p=18}}

The name today is properly pronounced as "Awltrupp", which is not officially recognised on paper and by the media. The current owner, Charles Spencer,{{efn|With the exception of the documenting of [[Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough]] and [[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland]] in the history section in this article, unless otherwise stated, Charles Spencer will be used to refer to the current owner [[Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer]].}} noted that none of his family refer to it as Althorp, and that his father insisted on pronouncing it "Awl-trupp". When he assumed ownership in 1992, the BBC Pronunciation Department contacted him and the current "Awl-thorp" was agreed upon.{{sfn|Spencer|1998|p=19}}