English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Thornes Common

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • Thorner moer (sic) 1544 TestLds
  • Thornes Moor 1709 WMB

Etymology

, formerly Thorner moer (sic)1544 TestLds 163 , Thornes more , a common 1607Surv , Thornes Moor 1709 WMB , v. Thornes 168infra , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site