Fingay Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Osmotherley
Historical Forms
- Thynghou c.1250 Riev
- Thyngowe 1508 Guis
Etymology
'Hill where the thing met' v. þing , haugr . Fingay Hill is a round-topped hill standing out prominently from the level land of the parish. As the name shows, it was formerly a district meeting-place, possibly of the Riding Court (cf. Landmoth 206supra and VCH Y ii. 134).
The change of th - to f - in this name is well evidenced as a dialectal change all over the country. It is found in initial Thing - in Fingest (PN Bk 176) and in Finedon (Nth), Tingdene 1086 DB, Thyngdon 1327 Banco. Cf. Throxenby 110supra .