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Thorney Down Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Sixpenny Handley

Etymology

, cf. Thorny Down Inn 1811 OS , named from pasturamque vocatur la Thornedowne 1503Ilch , Thorneydowne 1575Glyn , Thornie Downe 1629Ilch , Thorny Down 1811 OS , Thorn (e )y Down Coppice , Thorn (e )y Down Fd 1841TA , v. þorn ' thorn-tree ' , þoring ' growing withthorn-trees ' , dūn ' hill, down ' , cf. the f.n. Thorney Down2270 .