THORNHAM
1830
BEURSALL HEAD
Beursall Head, a hamlet in the township of Thornham, parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 2 miles S.S.E. from Rochdale.
GRAVEL HOLE
Gravel Hole, a hamlet in the township of Thornham, parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 4 miles N.E. from Middleton.
STAKE HILL
Stake Hill, a hamlet in the township of Thornham, parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 3 miles N.E. from Middleton.
THORNHAM
Thornham, a township in the parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 3miles S. from Rochdale. Inhabitants 1374.
THORPE
Thorpe, a hamlet in the township of Thornham, parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 4 miles S. from Rochdale.
TRUB SMITHY
Trub Smithy, a hamlet in the township of Thornham, parish of Middleton, hundred of Salford, 2½ miles N.N.E. from Middleton.
(3) The New Lancashire Gazetteer or Topographical Dictionary 1830