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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thrangholm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dalston

Historical Forms

  • Thragholm(e) 1254 Pipe 1295 For
  • Thrangholm(e) 1285 ib
  • iuxta Raghton 1339 Ass
  • Trangholme 1619 ExchKR
  • Throngholme 1656,1684 PR

Etymology

The place lies in the valley of the Roe with steep ground on either side, and the first element (ON  þrangr ) is probably descriptive of its 'compressed' position. v. holmr .