Thornville
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whixley
Historical Forms
- Thornvill 1771 M
Etymology
originally a detached portion of Whixley (1858 O.S.), probably formerly equivalent to Little Cattal (17infra ). The name was doubtless invented by Colonel Thornton (cf. Allerton Mauleverer 13infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Brown Moor
- Coney Garth Hill
- Gilsforth Hill
- The Green
- Green Hammerton Hall
- Low Field
- Low Ho
- Moorlands
- Oxclose Plant
- Pricka Field
- Red Lane
- The Ruddings
- Stoned Horse Lane
- Water Slack Lane
- Yule Hill
- Great Holmes
- Plane Tree Lane
- Street Field
- Old Thornville Hall
- Acres
- Bonny Lea Lane
- Braker Lane
- Brotes
- Burtree Flats
- The Caskills, Caskill Beck
- Cattal Street
- Clockhill
- High Field
- Longland Field
- Low Casts
- Low Field
- Moor Fm
- North Barrows
- Oaklands
- Ox Close
- Pilly Toms
- Providence Green
- Rainshaw
- Roman Barfs
- Scate Moor, Scate Moor Lane
- Score Ray
- Starra Fields
- Stone Gate
- Tancred
- Way Field
- White Bridge
- Whixley Bank
- Whixley Cut, Whixley Field
- Whixley Grange
- Whixley Moor