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Thurrock, Little
Thurrock, Little & Thurrock, West Thurr. Thurroce 1040–2, Thurrucca 1086 (DB). ‘Place where filthy water collects’. OE thurruc. Originally applied to a stretch of marshland west of Tilbury. See also Grays.
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A. D. MILLS. "Thurrock, Little." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Thurrock, Little." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ThurrockLittleThurrockWst.html A. D. MILLS. "Thurrock, Little." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-ThurrockLittleThurrockWst.html |
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