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.

Thorne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holsworthy

Historical Forms

  • Torna 1086 DB
  • Thorne 1242 Fees773 1377 Exon

Etymology

Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement