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.

Tissington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tissington

Historical Forms

  • Tizinctun 1086 DB
  • Tissinton, Tissynton, Tyssinton, Tyssynton late11th Tutbury 1272 DbCh 1275 Orig 1281 FF 1298 Ipm 1610 Speed
  • Tiscintun, Tyscintun, Tyscinton(a), Tyscintone c.1141,1162 Tutbury John HardCh 1215 Dunst 1223 DunstAn 1227 Tutbury 1243 Fees 1297 FF
  • Ticinton(a), Tycinton(a), Tycinthon' 1145–53 Bridlington Hy2 Danelaw c.1215 Dunst 1274 RegLich 1294 LichChart
  • Ticenton late12th Okeover
  • Tizinthon' c.1215 Dunst
  • Tiseinton, Tisynton 1215 Dunst
  • Tiscent(h)on 1258 Ipm 1278 Dunst
  • Tissington(e), Tyssington(e), Tyssyngton(e) 1276 RH 1276 Cl 1277 AddCh 1281 Ass
  • Tistinton, Tistynton 1279 Pat 1327 Banco
  • Tystyngton 1327 DbCh

Etymology

'Tīdsige's farm', v. -ing-, tūn . The DB spelling Tiz - is for Tits - (OE  Tids -), which would be assimilated to Tiss -. Forms in Tisc -, Tic - etc. are AN  spellings of Tits -.