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.

Toppinghoe Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hatfield Peverel

Historical Forms

  • T(h)op(p)ing(eh)o(e) 1194 P 1237 Cl 1272–93 Ipm 1274 RH 1276 For 1285 Ass 1382 IpmR
  • Toppinga 1195 P
  • Tappingeho 1273 Cl
  • Toponhoo 1285 Ass
  • Topyngeo 1346 Ipm
  • Topynges 1346 Cl

Etymology

Toppinghoe Hall is T (h )op (p )ing (eh )o (e )1194 P, 1237 Cl, 1272–93 Ipm, 1274 RH, 1276For , 1285Ass , 1382 IpmR, Toppinga 1195 P, Tappingeho 1273 Cl, Toponhoo 1285Ass , Topyngeo 1346 Ipm, Topynges 1346 Cl. 'The ridge of the people of Topp ,' v. ing , hoh , and cf. Toppesfield infra 463 and Topsham (PN D 454).