Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tarente 1086 DB

• Tærenta Exon

• Tarent 1242 Ch

• Tarente Willelmi de Antioche 1242–3 Fees

• Tarente Antyoche, Tarente Hantych' 1288 Ass

• Tarente A(u)ntioch(e) 1291 Tax 1346 Cl

• Tarraunt Aunteoch' 1299 MiltRoll e15

• Tarrente Antioch 1316 FA

• A(u)ntyocheston(') 1268 Ass 1399,1404 FF 1412,1431 FA

• Annchiatheston 1340 NI

• Antiocheston 1428 FA

• Antiocheston als. Rawson 1542 Hutch3

• Anteocheston 1547 Ct

• Auntioch(e) 1327 SR 1332 SR

• Tarent(e) Auntyocheston 1399 FF

• Tarent(e) Antiocheston 1459 Pat 1524 Hutch3

• Tarrant Rawston als. Antyocke 1535 VE 1664 HTax

• Rauston 1575 Saxton

• Rawson Tarrant 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Named from R. Tarrant, v. Tarrant H. par. supra , RNs. infra ; for the DB identification, v. Eyton 131–2, VCHDo 3107.William de Antioch (e ), William de Antiochia occurs in connection with this place in l12AD , 1242 Ch (Sarah, his sister, gave Tarent to Tarrant abbey) and 1242–3 Fees, cf. also Nicholas Antioch (e ) (als. de Antyoch )1299 Ipm, 1314AD , etc, v. tūn ; the same family gave name to Antioch Fm in Stalbridge par. infra . The later affix Rawston , as suggested by Fägersten 61, probably contains the pers.n. Ralph as in Rawston D 384; it may be more than a coincidence that the DB manor was held in 1086 by one Radulfus (Ralph ), but earlier forms are needed. There was a mill here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 3107).