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 Briggs

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dewsbury

Historical Forms

  • Thornehilbrigge 1572 WillY
  • Thorneyalbrigges 1590 ib
  • Thorniallbrigges 1656 PREll
  • Thornhil(l) Brigge 1675 Og
  • Thornhil(l)Brigs 1765 PRHtsd

Etymology

Thornhill Briggs. Thornehilbrigge 1572 WillY, Thorneyalbrigges 1590 ib, Thorniallbrigges 1656 PREll, Thornhil (l ) Brigge 1675 Og, Thornhil (l )Brigs 1765 PRHtsd. v. Thornhills supra , brycg ; the bridge crosses Clifton Beck.