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.

Thornhill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lechlade

Historical Forms

  • Thornehill 1448 MinAcct
  • Thornhill 1459 1764 Will
  • Thorneshill 1494 MinAcct
  • Thirnehill 1627 Inq

Etymology

Thornhill Fm, Thornehill 1448MinAcct , Thornhill 1459 ib, 1764 Will, Thorneshill 1494MinAcct , Thirnehill 1627 Inq. 'Hill with a thorn-tree or thorns', v. þorn , hyll .