Twyers
Early-attested site in the Parish of Preston
Historical Forms
- Twire 12th Nunkeel 1786 Tuke
- Twier, Twyer late12th Nunkeel 1326 Dugd 1339 Extent 1347 Ch
- La Twyere 1304 YI
- Esttwyer 1339 Extent
Etymology
Twyers (6″) is Twire 12thNunkeel , 1786 Tuke, Twier , Twyer late 12thNunkeel , 1326 Dugd, 1339Extent , 1347 Ch, La Twyere 1304 YI, Esttwyer 1339Extent . The name is clearly OFr tuyere 'a blast-pipe for a furnace,' not otherwise recorded in English until 1350 (except in Latin documents). There is a lost Twyers in Ganstead, which must be named from the family de la Tuyer who were well represented in the district.