Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Tirerhge, Tyrerhge c.1189 Lanc

• -erh(e) c.1200 Lowth c.1240 Bart c.1250,1280 Lowth

• -ergh(a) c.1200 1256 P 1265 Pat 1348 Lowth

• -herg' c.1290 ib

• -ehr 1348 Lanc

• Tyrrer 1247 Lowth 1278 Ass5d 1279 1346 Bart

• Tyrer 1329 1332 Carliol

• Tyregh(e) 1256 Ass4d 1301 Kendi,14 1401 Cl

• Tyrehg' 1283 Ipm

• Tyrehegh 1383 Pedw79d

• Tyreher 1278 Lowth

• Terregh 1279 Ass21d

• Terrergh 1337 Lowth

• Tyreth 1377 Ipm 1401 Cl

• Tire(l), Tyre(l) 1265 Cl 1292 QW c.1300 Lowth 1375 Ipm 1787 ClarkeM

• -ill 1676,1679 PR(Brt)

• Tirrel(l), Tyrrel(l) 1540 DRH 1578 Rent 1777 M

• -il(l) 1619 NWm 1695 PR(Ask)

• Ter(r)ill 1678 PR(Ask) 1705,1713 PR(Brt)

Etymology

'Shieling built of tarry fir-wood', v. tyri , erg , cf. Ekwall, Scands- Celts 78, and for the use of tyri the Norw  p.ns. Tyrfui , Tørdal , Tørviken (NG iv, 86, vii, 10, xi, 513). The change from -ergh in the second el. is due to haplology, and one form of this can be seen in the spellings Tyreghe , etc. or to dissimilation giving Tirel for Tirer , but it is possible that the somewhat later forms in -ell arose from the addition of some el. like hyll 'hill' to the original p.n.