English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Ticknall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ticknall

Historical Forms

  • (on) Ticenheale c.1002 ASWills c.1100 Peniarth 1004 13th
  • Tychenhal' e.11th Peniarth 13th
  • Tichenhalle 1086 DB
  • Tichenhale, Tichenhala 1086,c.1100,1114,1185 BurtCh
  • Tikenhala, Tykenhala, Tykenhal(e) 1177 P 1188–97 Burton 1194 Derby RichI,John Hast 1208 FF 1413 AddCh
  • Tykenale 1312 DbAnsvi 1330 Ass 1348,1350,1370 Cor 1417 Fine
  • Tyknale 1481 RylPhCh
  • Tikehal(e), Tykehal(e) 1195 P 1196 ChancR 1197 P 1236 Cl c.1260 DbAnsvi 1265 Misc c.1345 DbAnsvi
  • Tickenhall(e), Tikenhall(e), Tykenhall(e) 1202 FF 1202 StoweCh 1206–12 DbAnsvi 1260 FF 1269 Ass c.1275 DbAxxxvi 1412 Pat 1429 DbAnsvi
  • Tykenall 1270,1365,1369 1552 DKR
  • Ti(c)knall, Ty(c)knall 1445 Fine 1539 DbAnsvi 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed

Etymology

'(At) the kid nook of land', v. ticcen , halh (dat.sg. hale ), cf. æt ticcenesfelda wícum c. 909 (12th) BCS 692 and Tengstrand 289.