Thornage
Major Settlement in the Parish of Thornage
Historical Forms
- Tornedis 1086 DB 1087–99,1198 NCReg
- Tornedis 1166 P c.1200 StWill
- Tornedich 1181 P
- Thorndis 1239 Lib 1256 Cl
- Thorendis 1252 Ch
- Tornedisch 1254 NfA
- Thornedisch Episcopi 1254–75 Val
- Torndis 1269 Ass
- Thorned' 1275 RH
- Thornegg 1291 IpmR
- Thornegge 1286 Ass 1354,1356 Pat 1384 Inq 1535 VE
- Thornhegge 1286 Ass 1309,1317 FF 1384 Pat
- Thornege c.1310 Bodl 1362 Pat
- Thornegg' 1312 1321 BM
- Thorneye 1316 FA 1502 Ipm
- Thornedgh' 1326 Inq
- Thornnegg 1330 SR
- Thornegg 1333 ib
- Thornage 1455 FF
- Thorneage 1514 NoVis 1535 VE
- Thornedge 1547 Pat
- Thornadg 1600 Speed
- Thornadge 1695 Morden
Etymology
A compound of OE þorn 'thorn-bush' and edisc 'enclosed pasture, park', i.e. 'pasture where thorns grow'.