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.

Thornton Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nether Eatington

Historical Forms

  • Torendon 1201 FF
  • Thorendon 1247 Ass, SR
  • Thordone 1279 Nott 1327 SR
  • Thorn(e)ton 1285 Ass 1652 FF
  • Thorndon 1316,1428 FA 1656 Dugdale
  • Thornden 1319 Ch

Etymology

Thornton Fm is Torendon 1201 FF, Thorendon 1247Ass , SR , Thordone 1279Nott , 1327 SR, Thorn (e )ton 1285Ass , 1652FF , Thorndon 1316, 1428 FA, 1656 Dugdale, Thornden 1319 Ch.Probably 'thorn hill,' v. dun , with intrusive e in the earliest forms.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site