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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thunnerley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • the Thornelee 1706 WRD
  • the Thornilees 1714 WYEnr

Etymology

, probably identical with the Thornelee 1706WRD , the Thornilees 1714WYEnr 99 , v. þorn(ig) , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement