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Survey of English Place-Names

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Thorneyholme

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Thorniholm 1343 MinAcct
  • Thorn(e)holm(e) 1423 1554 Pat
  • Nether Thorn(e)holm(e) 1538 MinAcct
  • Lower Thornyhollme 1585 WillY

Etymology

, Thorniholm 1343MinAcct , Thorn (e )holm (e )1423 ib, 1554 Pat, Nether Thorn (e )holm (e )1538MinAcct , Lower Thornyhollme 1585 WillY ' water-meadow overgrown with thorns ' , v. þornig , holmr ; Lower Thorneyholme is actually in Newton 208supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name