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.

Lower Thurvaston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Longford

Historical Forms

  • Nether Thurnaston (sic) 1328 Banco
  • Netherthuruastone 1330 Ass
  • Nethirthoruaston 1417 MinAcct
  • Nether Thurvaston 1441 Tutbury

Etymology

Lower Thurvaston, Nether Thurnaston (sic)1328 Banco, Netherthuruastone 1330Ass , Nethirthoruaston 1417MinAcct , Nether Thurvaston 1441Tutbury , v. neoðera and cf. Thurvaston infra 593.