History of Thurcroft
Thurscroft in 1319. Meaning an 'Enclosure of a man called Thórir' . An Old Scandinavian personal name. Old English Croft.Source A Dictionary of British Place-Names in Names & Places. Turcroft in 1327;
The part of the highway which separated Laughton from Brampton at Thurcroft, and Bramley from Hellaby was known as Street Lane.
In 1822 Thurcroft was in the Parish of
Laughton-en-le-Morthen. The census of 1851 shows there were only 6 dwellings in Thurcroft, one being
including Green Arbour (now known locally as Shepards Farm), on the 1855 map shown as
Green Harbour.
Motorway link road approved June, 1965
Note:
Brampton-en-le-Morthen to be found on Ulley Web.