Turvey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Turvey
Historical Forms
- Torueie, Torveia 1086 DB 1176 P 1194 ChancRoll 1287 BM 1315 Ass
- Turuea 1168,1170 P
- Torfeia, Torfeye 1176 P 1302 FA
- Turfeia, Turfeye 1176 P 1276 1287 Ass 1293 Orig
- Turueia, Turueie, Turuey(e) 1175 P 1198 Fees10
- Thorueye 1247 Ass 1249 FF
- Thurueye 1254 FF 1284 FA
- Tourveye 1316 FA 1347 Ipm
Etymology
'Turf island,' one with good grass on it. v. eg . For the use of turf in p.n. cf. turfhlawan (BCS 537) and turfhleo (ib. 1201), though in the latter the reference is probably to 'sods' rather than 'turf,' thus 'shelter made of sods.'