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.

Tarden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mellor

Historical Forms

  • Toardin, T(h)awardin Hy3 For
  • T(h)awardyn, Towardyn 1285 For
  • Tawardin 1390 Bemrose
  • Twerden 1582 DuLaSC 1609 Woll
  • Twarden 1579 Lanc 1607 MinAcct 1625 Rental
  • Tarden Hy8 DuLa 1545 Halliii

Etymology

Tarden, Toardin , T (h )awardin Hy 3For , T (h )awardyn , Towardyn 1285For , Tawardin 1390Bemrose (p), Twerden 1582DuLaSC , 1609Woll , Twarden 1579 Lanc, 1607MinAcct , 1625Rental , Tarden Hy 8DuLa , 1545 Hall iii. This difficult name may have worðign as its second el. but the spellings are too inconclusive to allow even speculation about the first.