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.

Thringarth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Romaldkirk

Historical Forms

  • Thyrnegarth 1251 Ch 1301 LS
  • Thryngarth 1561 FF

Etymology

'Thyrni's enclosure' v. garðr . The first element is the ON  pers. n. þyrni or simply þyrne , hence 'thorntree enclosure.'