Thurgarton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thurgarton
Historical Forms
- Turgarstune 1086 DB
- Turgareston 1205 PatR
- Turgarton(a) c.1170 Wollaton 1195 P 1219 FF 1228 Ebor 1231–4 Cl 1234 Ebor
- Turgerton(a) 1174 P 1207 Abbr 1208 Cur 1242 Fees
- Turgardton' 1194 P
- Turgardeston' 1197,1199 ib
- Thurgarton(a) c.1200 Thurgarton 1231–4 Cl 1235 Ebor 1279 Ipm
- Thurgorton 1300 Ebor
- Thurkarton 1235 Fees
- Thorgarton 1236 FF 1258 Cl 1298 Ass
- Thorgerton 1280 ib
- Thurgerton 1252 Cl 1316 FA 1353 Ipm
- Thurgeirton 1271 Pat
- Thurgyrton 1343 Ass
- Thurgarthton 1506 Pat
Etymology
The first element is the ON personal name Þorgeirr , found in the anglicised form Þurgar in KCD 789. Hence 'Þorgeirr 's farm,' v. tun . See also Introd. xviii. The fourth series of forms suggest that there has been confusion with the OScand name Đorgarðr , though that name is not on record in England.