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.

Thurcroft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laughton en le Morthen

Historical Forms

  • Thurscroft 1319 Roche
  • Turcroft 1327 BM
  • Turgcrofte 1379 PT
  • Thurcroft 1822 Langd

Etymology

Thurcroft, Thurscroft 1319 Roche, Turcroft 1327 BM, Turgcrofte 1379 PT (p), Thurcroft 1822 Langd. 'Thori's enclosure', v. croft .The pers.n. is ON  Þórir (gen. Þóris ), ODan  Thorir , OSwed  Thure ; it is common in DB as T (h )ure , Tori etc. (Feilitzen 393).