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Thunderton

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Thunerton 1624 Greave
  • Thunerton Delves 1709 WMB

Etymology

, 1750TaxS , Thunerton 1624 Greave, Thunerton Delves 1709 WMB , probably OE þunor ' thunder ' ( the OE heathen god 's name Þunor is very improbable ) and tūn ' farmstead ' , though the compound with thunder suggests that tūn might be a late replacement of dūn ' hill ' ; v. also (ge)delf ' quarry ' , and cf. Thundercliffe i, 248supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name