Thornley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639).
A placename: A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).
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