Sheepthorns Spinney
Other OS name in the Parish of Carlton Curlieu
Historical Forms
- Sheepthorn 1663 Palmer
- Sheep Thorns 1806 Plan
- Sheepthorne thickett 1664 Palmer
- Sheep Thorns Thicket 1850 TA
- Sheep-thorns Spinney 1835 O
- Sheephorne Fox Cover 1972 Surv
Etymology
, Sheepthorn 1663Palmer , Sheep Thorns 1806Plan, Sheepthorne thickett 1664Palmer , Sheep Thorns Thicket 1850TA (v. þiccett), Sheep-thorns Spinney 1835 O (v. spinney), Sheephorne Fox Cover 1972Surv ( v. cover(t) ) , ' thorn-scrub amongst which sheep areable to graze ' , v. scēp , þorn .