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.

Thunderfield Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horley

Historical Forms

  • (æt) þunres felda 880–5 BCS553
  • þunresfelda 933 BCS697 13th
  • on þunres feld 947 BCS820
  • þunresfeld 967 BCS1195 13th Laws c.1100
  • Thundresfeld(e), Thondresfeld 1316 ChertseyB c.1460 Chertsey
  • Thunder field 1680 Seller

Etymology

Thunderfield Castle is (æt ) þunres felda 880–5 BCS 553, þunresfelda 933 (13th) BCS 697, on þunres feld 947 BCS 820, þunresfeld 967 (13th) BCS 1195, c. 1100 Laws, Thundresfeld (e ), Thondresfeld 1316ChertseyB , c. 1460Chertsey , Thunder field 1680 Seller. 'Open space of Þunor .' This must have reference to a place where the god Þunor was worshipped. v. Introd. xii.