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.

Twitchen

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arlington

Historical Forms

  • Tuchel 1086 DB
  • Twychene 1281 Ass 1330 SR
  • Titchin 1809 M

Etymology

This is the OE  twicene , 'crossways,' 'meeting of two ways.' Two tracks meet at the farm.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement