English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Thorn Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lambourn

Historical Forms

  • Thornhulle c.1250 AD
  • Thornhull 1392–3 DL

Etymology

Thorn Hill, Thornhulle c. 1250 AD, Thornhull 1392–3DL , self- explanatory, v. þorn , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement