Thrintoft
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ainderby Steeple
Historical Forms
- T(h)irnetoft(e) 1086 DB 1562 RichWills
- Tirnetoste 1086 DB
- Thirntoft 12 MaryY 1439 IpmR
- Thorntoft 1304 Ch
- Thrumtoft 1597 Pickhill
Etymology
'Thorn-bush messuage' v. þyrne , topt . Thrin - by a common local metathesis.