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.

Totleys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burstwick

Historical Forms

  • Totele 1086 DB
  • Tottele(y), Tottelay 1295 Misc 1296 YI 1297 Pat 1339,1341 Extent

Etymology

Totleys (6″) is Totele 1086 DB, Tottele (y ), Tottelay 1295 Misc, 1296 YI, 1297 Pat, 1339, 1341Extent . 'Totta 's clearing,' v. leah .