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.

Thorny Plats

Other OS name in the Parish of Underskiddaw

Historical Forms

  • Thonyplett (sic), Thorneplete 1581 PR(Crosth)
  • Thorneneplat 1583 ib
  • Throssleshawe 1601 ib

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Thonyplett (sic),Thorneplete 1581 PR (Crosth), Thorneneplat 1583 ib. 'Thorny plot,'Throstle Shaw (6″) is Throssleshawe 1601 ib . Apparently ' thrushwood , ' v. sceaga .