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.

Tewfit

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Thuuewath, Thufwath 13 Easby

Etymology

'Thufa's ford' from the ON  pers. n. Þúfa (LindN) and vað.