Thurlestone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thurlestone
Historical Forms
- ðyrelan stan, fram ðyrelan stan 845 BCS451
- Torlestan 1086 DB
- Thorlestone 1279 Exon
- Thurlestan(e) 1238 Ass 1242 Fees777
- Thurelston 1362 Pat
- Therlestan(e) 1238 Ass 1242 Fees766
- Therleston 1243 FF
- Threlleston 1421 Exon
- Thrulston 1546 SR
Etymology
The place takes its name from a rock on the coast here, pierced by a natural hole. v. þyrel , stan .