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‘(place at) the thorn-tree’, OE thorn: Thorne Doncaster Torne (1086) (DB). Thorne St Margaret Somerset. Torne (1086) (DB), Thorn St Margaret (1251). Affix from the dedication of the church.
| Thorndon, Thorncombe, Thornby | |
| Thorner, Thorney, Thornfalcon |
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