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Survey of English Place-Names

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Tudhay

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkchurch

Historical Forms

  • Tudhay 1769 DROMap
  • Thudeheye 1244 Ass
  • Tuddeheygh 1511 PND
  • Tadhay (sic) 1811 OS

Etymology

Tudhay (ST 329008), Tudhay 1769DROMap , Thudeheye 1244Ass , Tuddeheygh 1511 PN D, Tadhay (sic)1811 OS, from hay (OE  (ge)hæg) 'enclosure' with the ME  surname Tudde (OE  pers.n. Tud (d )a ), cf. Alexander Tudde 1247 Misc, Henry Tudde , Ralph Tudde , Simon Tudde 1327, Simon Tod '1332 SR (taxpayers in Philleyholme tithing), Walter Tudde 1392 Pat.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement