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.

Thornhaugh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Thornhaugh

Historical Forms

  • Thornhawe 1189 Ch 1332 FA 1346
  • Thornawe 1227 Ch
  • Tornhauwe
  • Thornhagh 1275 RH
  • Tornau 1205 Cur
  • Tornawe 1211 Cur
  • Tornehae' ib.
  • Thorney 1526 SR, Thorney
  • Thornhawe 1572 FF

Etymology

'Thorn enclosure,' i.e. defended by a thorn hedge, v. haga .Cf. Thornhawe in Oakley (13thPipewellB ).