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.

Thorneywood (Gardens)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Carlton

Historical Forms

  • Thornwodis 1476 Cl
  • Thornewodes 1480,1488 Pat
  • Thornywoods 1532 LP
  • Thorney woodes 1589 For
  • Thorney Wood 1621 BorRec

Etymology

Thorneywood (Gardens) is Thornwodis 1476 Cl, Thornewodes 1480, 1488 Pat, Thornywoods 1532 LP, Thorney woodes 1589For , Thorney Wood 1621 BorRec. Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish