English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Tiscott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Theisescote 1086 DB
  • Tiscecota 1150 Oseney c.1195
  • Tissecote 1255 Ass 1288 FF
  • Tyssecote 1294 SR
  • Thisecote 1220 Fees
  • Tysecote 1294 SR
  • Tiscote 1301 Ipm
  • Tyscote 1459 IpmR
  • Tessecote 1276 Ass

Etymology

The first element in this name is perhaps a personal name Tyssa or Tissi as suggested for Tyseley (PN Wo 234) and Tisbury (PN W 162). The s in the DB form and the absence of any ME spellings with u is rather in favour of the second name.