English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Thorncote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northill

Historical Forms

  • Thornecote 1206 FF
  • Thurnecot
  • Thurnekote 1300 ADiii
  • Thorncut 1780 Jury

Etymology

'Cote(s) by the thorn-bush' v. þorn , cot .

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Places in the same Parish