Thornset
Early-attested site in the Parish of New Mills
Historical Forms
- Tornesete 1086 DB
- Thorn(e)sete Hy3,1285 For 1306 Ass 1330 Ass 1343 Cor
- Thorn(e)shete 1285 For
- Thornysete, Thornisete 1285 For
- Thorn(e)sett Ed4 DuLa 1548 DbCh 1560 Woll
- Tharset Hall 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed 1758 Bowen
- Thorsett Hamlet 1695 Map
Etymology
'Thorn-tree pasture or fold', from þorn and either sǽtr or (ge)set. It is impossible to be certain of the second element; cf. Ollersett supra 152.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aspenshaw Hall
- Beard Hall
- Beardhough
- Cown Edge Rocks
- Knightwake
- Ladyshaw Bottom
- Ollersett
- Raven Slack
- Rowarth
- Shedyard
- Strines
- Whitle
Other OS name
- Anderton Ho
- Bakehurst
- Ballbeard
- Bank Head
- Bate Mill
- Beard Mill
- Beardwood Fm
- Blake Hall
- Briergrove
- Broadhurst
- Brownhill
- Butcher's Piece Fm
- Butterbank Plantation
- Charson Green
- Cloughhead
- Coalpit Hill
- Cobsters
- Cold Harbour
- Crowther
- Diglands
- Downs Bank
- Eaves Knoll
- Far Slack
- Feeding Hey
- Gibb Hey
- Golden Spring
- Gowhole
- Hague Fold
- Hidebank
- Highfield
- High Hill
- High Lee
- Highwalls
- Hollinhurst Head
- Hollins
- Howcroft Fm
- Hutfall Plantation
- Jordanwall Nook
- Ladygate Fm
- Low Leighton
- Moor Lo
- Napkin Piece
- Nob Hall
- Over Lee
- Pole Lane
- Popples
- Redishaw
- Ringstones
- Robin Hood's Picking Rods
- Tanpits Fm
- Thecks
- Thornset Fields
- Watford Villa
- Wethercotes
- Whitle Bank
- Will Hey
- Windy Knowl