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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.

Nunwick Thorns

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Nunnewichethornes 13 Ripi
  • Nonewyk Thornes, Nun(n)ewyk Thornes a.1266 KF 1298,1300 Ebor
  • Nunwyk(e)thorn(es) 1428 FA 1530 FF
  • Nunwickthorn(es) 1595 PRGis

Etymology

Nunwick Thorns (lost), Nunnewichethornes 13 Rip i, Nonewyk Thornes , Nun (n )ewyk Thornes a. 1266 KF, 1298, 1300 Ebor et freq , Nunwyk(e)thorn (es )1428 FA, 1530 FF, Nunwickthorn (es )1595 PRGis. v. þorn . The exact site is unknown (cf. KF 212 note).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site