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.

Tilwick (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ravensden

Historical Forms

  • Tolewic 13th Newn 15th
  • Tolewyk 1258 FF
  • Tylwyck Eliz ChancP

Etymology

The early forms of this name can hardly be reconciled with one another and interpretation at present is impossible. The early medieval names Tole , Tola are of Scandinavian origin, but the change of vowel from o to i would be difficult to explain.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement