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.

Thornton Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornton le Moors

Historical Forms

  • le Thorneton pasture alias Thorneton Grene 1473 CoLegh
  • Green House, The Green 1842 OS

Etymology

, le Thorneton pasture alias Thorneton Grene 1473CoLegh , Green House , The Green 1842 OS , v. pasture , grēne 2 .