Thornton in Lonsdale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thornton in Lonsdale
Historical Forms
- Tornetun 1086 DB
- Thorn(e)ton 1293 QW 1303 Aid 1316 Vill 1584 FF
- Thorenton 1295 ADiv 1297 LS
- Thortun 1392 ADiii
- Thortun in Lonesdale 1280 Ass6 1399 Pat
- Thortun in Lonnesdale 1342 Ass9d
- Thornton in Lonisdale 1429 Pat
- Thornton in Londesdale 1443 ib
- Thornton in Lounesdale 1467 Richm
- Thornton in Loynsdale 1576 PR
Etymology
'Farmstead near the thorn-tree or amongst the thorns', v. þorn , tūn , cf. Lonsdale 218supra for the affix.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Coppa Hill
- Ellershaw
- Greta Bank
- The Parks
- Blea Dubs
- Ewe Slack
- Gale Green
- Knout
- Lickber
- Long Gill
- Long Hill
- Long Scar
- Low Rigg
- Lundholme
- Millstone Hagg
- Moffinber
- Routing Caves
- Short Gill
- Shout Scar
- Standing Gill & Standing Stone
- Swinsto
- Thack Pot
- Thornton Force
- Thornton Hall
- Tow Scar
- Turbary Pasture
- Turf Rigg
- Wackenburgh Hill
- Washfold
- West Gate
- Wetshaw
- White Side
- Yordas Cave
- Copy Wood
- Frounts Barn
- Holden Ho
- Selber
- Brada Beck
- Fell Side
- Gaze Gill
- Overgreen
- Raven Ray
- Struto
- Tenter Banks
- Thorney Rigg
- Blind Lane
- Bogg Bridge
- Breastfield
- Burton Castle, Castle Hill
- Eldron
- Gallaber
- Holme Wood
- Kepp Ho
- Lawna Brow
- Longber
- Lowfields
- Mill Wood
- Threaber
- Westhouse
- Whaitber
- Allam Bottom
- Backstone Gill
- Bank Ho
- Banks Hill
- Bembers Cross
- Bent Gates
- Bideber Mill
- Black Side
- Blakeamaya
- Braida Garth
- Braidamaya
- Brown Hills
- Buck Beck
- Bull Pot
- Burnt Ho
- Castle Hill
- Cave
- Cluntering Gill
- Cow Gill
- Creeping Steads
- Crook
- Deep Moss
- Douk Cave
- Ellerbeck
- Esber
- Foul Moss
- Gill Wood
- Gooda
- Green Hill
- Green Laids
- Green Thorn
- Halsteads
- Helks
- Holme Head
- Hunt's Cross
- Kail Pot
- Keld Head
- Kingsdale
- Kirksteads
- Thorngarth