Tallentire
Major Settlement in the Parish of Tallentire
Historical Forms
- Talentir c.1160 Fountains c.1210 StB 1584 FF
- Talentyr 1171–5 CWiii 1333 VE 1535
- Talantir, Talantyr 1246 FF 1278 Ass c.1300 Guisb
- Talantyre 1573 FF
- Talghentir 1208 FF
- Tallentyre 1558 FF
- Tallantire 1580 Border
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN) suggests that this means 'end of the land,' from Welsh tal and tir , separated by the definite article (-en - in OBreton and OCornish). The normal form in Welsh is -y - as in Tal-y-bont, 'bridge-end,' but there is, as Sir Ifor Williams informs us, a possible instance of -in - in OWelsh.