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.

Thorndean Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Thorendenn 1288 Ass
  • Thorndenne 1320 Misc

Etymology

Thorndean Fm is Thorendenn 1288Ass (p), Thorndenne 1320 Misc. 'Thorny woodland pasture,' v. denn .