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.

Turney Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Turnilbanke 1426 Ramsd
  • Turnelbanke 1461 MinAcct

Etymology

, Turnilbanke 1426Ramsd , Turnelbanke 1461MinAcct 09 , ' round hill bank ' , v. trūn , hyll , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement