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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thicknall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clent

Historical Forms

  • Thyckennaile 1304 Ct
  • Thicknoll 1592 Wills

Etymology

The history of this name is not certain. It might be from OE  atte thickenhale , i.e. 'at the thick nook or corner,' but the sense is not clear. There is a name Thikenolre found in the 1327 Subsidy Roll in this vill which looks as if it might be from the same place. If it is, the use of the epithet is clearer, for it looks like a derivative of OE  alor , 'alder,' cf. Orleton supra 67.

Places in the same Parish