Thornhill

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proper noun

A surname.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper nounThornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

plural Thornhills

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. Various places in the United Kingdom:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Beckermet parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0108).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1983).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4712).
    4. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2518).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Broad Town parish, south of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0878).
    6. countableuncountableA small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY8795).
    7. countableuncountableA village in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6699).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Caerphilly community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1584: only a short distance from Thornhill, Cardiff).
    9. countableuncountableA suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1783).
    10. countableuncountableA housing estate in Cwmbran, Torfaen borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2795).
  3. countableuncountableA small city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA community near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
  6. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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APA

Thornhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornhill

MLA

“Thornhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornhill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thornhill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thornhill.

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