Kirkby Thore
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkby Thore
Historical Forms
- Kirk(e)bi, Kyrk(e)bi, -by thore 1179,l.12 HolmC 1199–1225 CWxvii,228 1200–10 Crk37 1206 FF 1220–30 Weth 1223 Pat 1256 Ass3d 1752 PR(Mlb)
- -thor 1243 Macheli,2 1278 Ass2d 1352 Pap
- -tor 1288 ib
- -thur(e) 1292 QW 1403 Pat 1410 Fine 1820 EnclA
- -Thorne 1330 Ipm
- -Thurne 1353 Pat
- -Thuer 1671 Fleming
- Kierkebi 1202 P
- Kirbethure 1630 PR(Wp)
- Kirby Thure 1668 CliffordL
- -thoore 1700 PR(B)
Etymology
'Village with a church', v. kirkju-bȳ. The affix (from the ON pers.n. Þórir ) is doubtless the name of some early unidentified owner.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- High Moor
- Kirkby Thore Bridge & Hall
- Low Abbey
- Lowmoor Row
- Maiden Castle(lost)
- Priest Lane
- St Michael's Church
- Sleastonhow
- Spitals
- Stamp Hill
- Street Ho
- Town End & Head
- Blea Crag
- Burney Hill
- Currick
- Dunfell Hush & Mine
- Grange Moor
- Green Castle
- Green Pot
- Gullom Holme
- Gullom Holme Bridge
- Hanging Shaw
- Hard Hill
- Henrake Hush
- High Slack
- Hush
- Henrake Hush
- Iron Howe
- Keld Well, Keldwell Sike
- Kirk Ho
- Lord's Seat
- Marblescar Well
- Middle Tongue
- Milburn Beck, Fell, Forest, & Grange(lost)
- Mill Lane & Pond
- Mudgill Sike
- Reasley Moor
- Red Carle
- High & Low Slakes
- Thrushgill
- Underwood
- Windy Hall
- Birk Sike
- Eden Bridge
- Houtsay
- Millrigg Bridge
- The Moss
- Skygarth
- Ashton Lea
- Bowrang Plant
- Brackenbrough
- Bridge End
- Burwens
- Copping Hill
- Fits Well
- Keld Sike
- The Buildings
- Crowdundle Beck & Head
- Dun Fell
- Eller Gill
- Greatdale
- Swinethwaite Plant