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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thornthwaite Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • Thorn(e)thwa(i)t(e), Thorn(e)thwayt(e), Thorn(e)twayt 1274 FF 1330 Ipm 1378 NWm 1429 Lowth 1777 M
  • -Hall 1823 M
  • Throntwayt 1522 Clib

Etymology

Thornthwaite Hall, Thorn (e )thwa (i )t (e ), Thorn (e )thwayt (e ), Thorn (e )twayt 1274FF , 1330 Ipm, 1378 NWm 371, 1429Lowth et passim to 1777 M, (-Hall ) 1823 M, Throntwayt 1522 Clib 268. 'Thorn-tree clearing', v. þorn , þveit .