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.

Guestling Thorn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • terra del West de Torna 1164–9 BM
  • Thornwelle 1296 SR

Etymology

Guestling Thorn is terra del West de Torna 1164–9 BM.v. þorn . Near here may have been the home of Henry de Thornwelle (1296 SR).