Thurland's Drove
Early-attested site in the Parish of Upwell
Historical Forms
- Trillinga c.1155 Thorney
- Trillinge c.1175 ib
- Trillingishord 1284 Peterb
- Tryllinge 13th Chateriz
- Thrilling(e) 1175 Thorney 1251 ElyCouch
- þrillinge 1221 ElyA
- þrinlinge 1221 ElyA
- Thyrlingewere 13th ElyM
- Thirling(e), Thirling(e) Halle 1551 Pat 1589 BM
- Thurlings 1706 Moore
- Thurland' 1461 Ct
- Thurlands Drove c.1840 TA
Etymology
This is described as a piscaria . Cf. also the 13th-century Thyrlingewere . The drove is on the Upwell boundary, near Laddus Bank, but the exact site of Trillinga is unknown. We may well have here OE þȳrelung , 'a piercing, a hole,' with reference to a gap or break in some fen-dike. Cf. Hole in the Wall Fm in Upwell (Nf). The early metathesis is, however, a little disturbing.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Birdbeck Field
- Euximoor Fm, Euximoor Fen, Euximoor Drove with Exmoor Grange
- Marmont Priory Fm
- Old Chair Drain
- Shrewsness Green