English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Thackray

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fewston

Historical Forms

  • Thakwra 1379 PT
  • Thakewray 1512 KnaresWill 1523,1624 TestLds
  • Thack(e)rey 1771 M 1776 PRFew
  • Thackwray beck 1770 EnclA

Etymology

Thackray, Thakwra 1379 PT (p), Thakewray 1512 KnaresWill, 1523, 1624 TestLds, Thack (e )rey 1771 M, 1776 PRFew. 'Nook of land where thatch was got', v. þak , vrá . The site was still marked in 1858 O.S. (96–182544) but is now submerged in Fewston reservoir; the lower part of Gill Beck is still called Thackray Beck (Thackwray beck 1770 EnclA).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement