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.

Pettypace

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Petypaswyke juxta Tavystoke 1345 Ass
  • Wykepatipas 1382 Deed
  • Petipaswyke 1411 FF
  • Petipaslond 1488 Rental
  • Petitpas 1249 Ass

Etymology

v. wic . The name is to be associated with the family of William Petitpas (1249Ass ), probably a pers. name of the nickname type, referring to a man who took little steps when walking.