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Tushingham Hall & Tushingham Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Tusigeham 1086 DB
  • Tussinhgham 1260 Court
  • Tussingham 1288 1724 NotCestr
  • the hall of Tusshyngham, Tusshyngham 1543 Chol
  • Tushinghame 1632 ib
  • Tushingham 1633 ib
  • Tushingham Hall 1831 Bry
  • Tussincham 1272–1307 Orm2 1317 Chol 1545 Orm2
  • Tussynsham 1472 ChRR
  • aula de Tussincham 1314 Orm2
  • Tussinham 1311 Plea
  • Tussigham 1314 Chol
  • Tussigcham 1315,1316,1330 Chol
  • Tussicham 1316,1332 ib
  • Tussingcham 1315,1316 Chol 1318 Eyre 1330,1332,1334,1393 Chol 1601 Orm2
  • Tussyngcham 1492 Chol
  • Tussingeham 1383 Chol
  • Tussyngeham 1392 1394 Chol
  • Tussyncam 1416 ChRR

Etymology

Ekwall (DEPN) explains this p.n. as 'the village of Tūnsige's people', from an OE  pers.n. Tūnsige and -ingahām (v. -ingas , hām ).The -incham , -ingcham spellings indicate that this p.n. is analogous with Altrincham 27, i.e. hām and an -ing 2 formation. The absence of Tuns - spellings, and the similar form of Tussemos infra , Tussemore 55infra , indicate that the first el. of Tushingham is an -ing formation upon the same word as appears as first el. in these other p.ns., i.e. the original of ME  *tuss (h )e 'a tuft' (cf. tush 1570 NED sb 2 'a tuft', tusk 1530 NED sb 2, tussock 1550 NED 'a tussock'), probably an OE  *tusce 'a tuft'. Tussing - would mean 'a place where tufts of grass or rushes, etc., grow; a tufty place', v. -ing 1 , ing 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site