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Survey of English Place-Names

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Tickton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • Tichetone 1086 DB
  • Tiketon(a), Tyketon(a) 1297 LS 1304 BevAct 1402 FA
  • Tycketon(a) 1311 BevAct
  • Tykton 1310 Ebor 1436 Baildon
  • Tickton 1566 FF

Etymology

'Tica 's farm' or 'kid farm,' v. ticcen , tun . If the latter is correct we may compare Tickford (PN Bk 23), where there is a similar loss of -n .