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.

Thorndale

Other OS name in the Parish of Withington

Historical Forms

  • Thornden 1327 SR
  • Thorndean 1830 M
  • Thorndale 1819 EnclA

Etymology

, Thornden 1327SR (p), Thorndean 1830M, Thorndale 1819EnclA , ' thorn-tree valley ' , v. þorn , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement