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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dirtness Groves Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorne

Historical Forms

  • Dirkness, Dirkness-syke 1539,1559 Hnt
  • Durknesscrooke 1559 ib
  • Durkness Planes 1615 Comm65
  • Dirtness 1675 ib
  • Durtness 1675 Pryme

Etymology

, Dirkness , Dirkness-syke 1539, 1559 Hnt, Durknesscrooke 1559 ib,Durkness Planes 1615Comm 65, Dirtness 1675 ib 52, Durtness 1675Pryme 286 , probably from the Dan  pers.n. Dirk ( from the Dan pers.n. Didrik , G  Dietrich , LG  Dierker ) and nes ' a headland ' , v. also sic , krókr .