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.

Unthank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Hunthanc, Unthanc 1274 Cl
  • Unthank 1332 SR 1346 Cl 1350 Ipm
  • Unthang 1348 Cl
  • Unthay 1656 CantWvii

Etymology

v. Unthank supra 193.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement