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.

Thackmire

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Sowerby

Historical Forms

  • Thakmyr' 1370 Ct
  • Thackmire 1619 ExchKR

Etymology

'Marsh in which reeds for thatching are obtained,' v. þak , mýrr .