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.

Thornwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Storrington

Historical Forms

  • Thornewyk 1269 Ass
  • Thornewyk juxta Storgheton 1272 Ass
  • Thornewiks 1535 VE

Etymology

Thornwick (lost) is Thornewyk (1269Ass ), Thornewyk juxta Storgheton (1272Ass ), Thornewiks (1535 VE). v. þorn , wic .

Places in the same Parish