Tapton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Tapton
Historical Forms
- Tapetune 1086 DB
- Tapeton(a) 1129–38,1239 RegAnt
- Tappeton(e) 1226 FF Hy3 WollCh 1297,1298 DbCh
- Tapton(e) 1220,1269 FF Hy3 HarlCh 1306 Ass
- Magna Tapton(e) 1281 Ass 13th Welbeck 1376 FF 1560 Ct
- Parva Tapton 13th Welbeck 1376 FF
- Parva Tappeton 1302 DbCh
Etymology
'Tap(p)a's farm', v. tūn ; for this unrecorded OE pers.n. cf. Tapenhall Fm (PN Wo 114) and Taplow (PN Bk 231–2). It was formerly distinguished as Great and Little .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Barn Close
- Bents Head
- Birkins Flat
- Black Pitts
- Bookers Lum
- Briery Close
- Broom Close
- Causeway Close
- Dish Field
- Dutton Close
- Fallows Croft
- Fipz Meadow
- Great Jack
- Great Lord Murray
- Hall Close
- Hilly Field
- Intake
- Limekiln Close
- Millwrights Side
- Needham Field
- Pursglove Close
- Shrewsbury Field
- Silver Eyes
- Skinners Croft
- Sprawl 's Yard
- Stonepit Close
- Taylor 's Close
- Trough Close
- Walk Mill Close
- Walls Field
- Well Close
- Widdowson 's Field
- Willow Holt
- le Bromhyclif
- campis de Tapton
- Cole Close
- Crooked Acre
- Enedehul
- Fearie Meares
- Gouldercliffe field
- the Great Entail
- the Guylde lande
- Kaluecroft
- Longefurlong
- Lowsie Greave
- le Peselandis