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Thoragill (Beck)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Thirnegyll 13 Font
  • Thorgill(haw) 1597,1655 PRMl
  • Thirgil(l)hay 1605,1609 ib
  • Thor(e)gill beck 1636,1655 ib
  • Thorngill 1771,1817 M

Etymology

Thoragill (Beck), Thirnegyll 13 Font, Thorgill (haw )1597, 1655 PRMl, Thirgil (l )hay 1605, 1609 ib, Thor (e )gill beck 1636, 1655 ib, Thorngill 1771, 1817 M. 'Thorn ravine', v. þyrne 'thornbush' (replaced by þorn with loss of -n -), gil , and (ge)hæg 'enclosure'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site