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.

Thwaites

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Twhaytes 1303 YI
  • Thwaythes 1379 PT
  • Thwayt(e)s, Thwait(e)s 1362 FF c.1530 Star 1589 WillY 1640 et passim
  • Twhate 1615 PrHosp

Etymology

Thwaites, Twhaytes 1303 YI, Thwaythes 1379 PT, Thwayt (e )s , Thwait (e )s 1362 FF, c. 1530 Star, 1589 WillYet passim to 1640 ib, Twhate 1615 PrHosp. v. þveit 'clearing'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement