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.

Thornbury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Thornbury

Historical Forms

  • Torneberia 1086 DB
  • Tornebury 1193 Oliver
  • Thornebiria 1224 Bracton
  • Thornbir' 1242 Fees781

Etymology

v. þorn , burh .

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Places in the same Parish