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.

Tuttle Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nuneaton

Historical Forms

  • Tutthyll fylde 1538 LRMB
  • Tuthill close, Tote hill feld, Greite Totehill 1544 Aston

Etymology

Tuttle Hill is Tutthyll fylde 1538LRMB , Tuthill close , Tote hill feld , Greite Totehill 1544Aston . 'Look-out hill,' from ME  tote . There is a high ridge here commanding a wide view to the east and south.