Thorncross
Hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England
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Thorncross is a small hamlet in the south west of the Isle of Wight, England. (The Back of the Wight). It is located near the hamlets of Yafford, Limerstone and the village of Brighstone.[1]
Name
The name means 'the crossroads near thorn-trees', from thorn and cross.
1508: Thorners
1559: Thornplace
1769: Turn Cross[2]
