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.

Thornbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drewsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Torneberia 1086 DB
  • Thornbyre 1244 FF
  • Thornbury 1333 SR

Etymology

Thornbury is

Torneberia 1086 DB, Thornbyre 1244 FF, Thornbury 1333SR (p), 'burh by the thornbush.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement