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.

Tillerton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheriton Bishop

Historical Forms

  • Tilledene, Tyliadon 1287 Ass
  • Tilidon 1330 SR

Etymology

Perhaps 'Til (l )a 's hill,' v. dun . For Tylia we may perhaps compare the surname Tylia found in the Subsidy Roll for 1330, which is presumably a variant of Tilla . v. Introd. xxxiv.