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Thorney Md

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Thorny ( e ) Mede 1548 Prideaux 1570 Prideaux
  • Thorny ( e ) Meyd 1567 Prideaux
  • Thorny ( e ) Mead 1568 Prideaux

Etymology

Thorney Md(Thorny(e) Mede 1548, 1570, Thorny(e) Meyd 1567, Thorny(e) Mead 1568, v. þornig, mǣd)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement