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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thorny Gale

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • Thornehowgayle 1402 IpmR
  • Thornethowegayll 1422 NB
  • Thornt- 1422 IpmR
  • Thorna Gale 1769 PR(B)

Etymology

, Thornehowgayle 1402 IpmR, Thornethowegayll 1422 NB 579 (Thornt -1422 IpmR),Thorna Gale 1769 PR(B) , ' ravine by the thorny hill ' , from OE þorniht ' growing with thorns ' ( cf. Thorny Scale ii, 70supra , Thorncliff YW ii, 246 ) , haugr , geil .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name