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.

Thickney Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Codicote

Historical Forms

  • Thikkenhei 1236 Stowe
  • Thikeneyfeld t.Ed1 ib
  • Thickeneye 1307 SR
  • Thekkeneye t.Ed3 Stowe
  • Thickeney Bottome 1593 Ipm

Etymology

Thickney Wood (6″) is Thikkenhei 1236Stowe , Thikeneyfeld t. Ed 1 ib., Thickeneye 1307SR (p), Thekkeneye t. Ed 3Stowe , Thickeney Bottome 1593 Ipm. 'Thick enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg.Probably descriptive of one that is close grown.