Spennithorne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Spennithorne
Historical Forms
- Speningetorp 1086 DB
- Spinithorn c.1150 Godr
- Spennigthorn 1289 Ebor
- Speningthorn(e), Spenyngthorn(e) 1184 RichReg 1457 RichWills
- Spenigthorne 1301 LS
- Spenythorn(e) 1285 KI 16 FF 1347 Pap 1396 RichReg 1410
- Spennithorne 1614 Pickhill
Etymology
v. þorn . This name offers great difficulty. It clearly contains the same first element as Spennymoor (PN NbDu 186), earlier Spennyngmore , and both are probably to be connected with the word which lies behind Spen (ib.), 1312 le Spen , but the significance of this word is very doubtful. The name as a whole is probably an inga -formation (v. ing ).