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.

Thirtleby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Swine

Historical Forms

  • Torchilebi 1086 DB
  • Thorkelby 1285 KI 1297 LS 1303 YI 1332 SR
  • Thikelebi (sic) 1200 Cur
  • Tirkelby 1298 Ebor
  • Turkillebi, Turkilleby 1202 FF 1205,1207 Cur 1231 Ass
  • Turkelbi 1286 Ch
  • Thurkilleby 1231 Ass
  • Thurkylby, Thurkelby c.1265 KF 1332 SR 1348 Ipm
  • Thurtilby 1481 NCWills
  • Thirkelbye 1599 FF
  • Thirtleby 1828 Langd

Etymology

'Thorkel 's farmstead,' v. by . Thorkel is OScand  Þorkell , ODan  Thurkil . Cf. Thirkleby (PN NRY 189) and Swed  Torkelsbyn (ON  på -by 66).