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.

Thearne

Major Settlement in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • Thoren 1297 LS 1298,1303 YI
  • Thorn(e) 1309 Ebor c.1362 Works 1566 FF
  • Thoryn 1333 SR
  • Thurne 1536 HMC(Bev) 1577 BevRec
  • Thearne 1828 Langd

Etymology

'The thorntree,' v. þorn .