Thoresway

Thoresway

Thoresway is a village in Lincolnshire in England.

Etymology

Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Toreswe" and in 1187 as "Toresweie". It may have come from:-
* Old Norse "Þórirs vegr" = "way of a Viking called Thórir".
* Old Norse "Þórs væ" = "temple of the god Thor".


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