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.

Thornton Woods

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Thorneton wod 1520 WillY
  • Thornton wood(es) 1533,1547 MinAcct

Etymology

, Thorneton wod 1520 WillY, Thornton wood (es )1533, 1547MinAcct , v. wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site