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.

Tunstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wormhill

Historical Forms

  • Tunsted(e) 1251 DbAv 1364 DbCh 1392 WollCh
  • Tounstede 1342,1344 DbCh
  • Tunstid(d) Ed4 DuLa 1633 DbAvi 1685 Potter
  • Tunstedes, Tonstedes, Tonstudes, Tonstydes, Tonstides 1254 LichChart 1285 For 1409 WollCh

Etymology

Tunstead, Tunsted (e )1251 DbA v, 1364 DbCh, 1392WollCh et passim to 17th, Tounstede 1342, 1344 DbCh, Tunstid (d )Ed 4DuLa , 1633 DbA vi, 1685Potter , Tunstedes , Tonstedes , Tonstudes , Tonstydes , Tonstides 1254LichChart , 1285For (p)et passim to 1409WollCh . 'Farmstead(s)', v. tūn-stede.