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.

Blackthorn

Major Settlement in the Parish of Blackthorn

Historical Forms

  • Blaketorn 1190 P 1309 Ch
  • Blakehurne 1272 Ipm
  • Blakehoren 1285 Ass
  • Blachetorn 1192 P 1193 P
  • Blakeburn 1285 Ass
  • Blackthorne 1316 FA

Etymology

'Blackthorn.'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site