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.

Thornhill

Parish in the County of West Riding of Yorkshire

Etymology

The townships of Flockton and Shitlington (205infra ) remain separate civil parishes but Thornhill (210infra ) is now in the County Borough of Dewsbury (184supra ).

Major Settlements

Other places in this Parish

Other OS name