Titterton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coldridge
Historical Forms
- Toyterton 1303 FA 1540 FF
- Toytirton 1346 FA
- Toiterton 1350 Ipm
Etymology
The place stands high, with a good view down the Taw and Professor Ekwall suggests that this may be from OE tȳtera tūn , 'farm of the watchmen,' tȳtere being an unrecorded derivative of OE tȳtan , 'to peer forth.' For the curious phonological development, cf. Loyton infra 536.
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