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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Twitchen

Historical Forms

  • Twechon 1442 Pat
  • Twycchyn 1524 SR
  • Twitchen 1609 SR
  • Tuchyn 1577 Saxton
  • Twitching Common 1679 DKR40,303

Etymology

This is the OE  twicene , 'crossways,' 'place where roads meet'; four roads meet here.

Places in the same Parish