Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (of) Tollesfuntan c.1000 CCC383 c.1125

• Tholles(f)onte 1276 Cl

• Toleshuntā, Toleshunta(m) 1086 DB

• Toleshund 1212 RBE

• Toleshonte 1236 Fees

• Toleshunt(e)tregoz 1238 FF

• Toleshunte Mauger 1253 ib

• Toleshunte Chevalers 1254 Ass

• Toleshunte Tregoz 1261 FF

• Toleshunte Chivaler 1317 FF

• tollensum te 1086 DB

• Tolleshunt(e) 1196 FF

• Tolleshunt(e) Tregoz 1230 Bodl

• Tolleshunte Mauger 1257 FF

• Tolleshunte Chyvaler 1271 ib

• Tolleshunte Creppinge, Tolleshunte Creppinke 1274 RH

• Tolleshunte Gernon 1284 Pat

• Tolleshunte Magna 1291 For

• Tolleshunte Tregoz, Tolleshunte Militis, Tolleshunte Mauger 1303 FA

• Tolleshunte Magna alias Tolsunt Major 1536 LP

• Tolleshunte Busshes 1540 MinAcct

• Tolleshunte Major alias Beckinghams 1604 EAvii

• Tolleshunte Bushes alias Knights 1608 EAix

• Tholeshund, Tolsonte 1212 RBE

• Tolsaunt Tregoz 1274 Cl

• Parua Tollestona 1217 Bracton

• Tolston Tregos 1515 HMCix

• Tolston Major, Tolston Darcy 1550 FF

• Toulston plain 1618 ERxvii

• Tholsunt militis 1220 Bodl

• Tolshunte Tregotz 1321 Ipm

• Tolshuntboys 1412 FA

• Tolshunt Darcy 1472 Pat

• Tolshunt(e) Major 1480 ib

• Tolshunt(e) Maior, Tolshunt(e) Tregoz 1538 FF

• Little Tolshunt(e) 1547 ib

• Tolshunt(e) Tregos alias Darcey 1555 ib

• Tolshunt(e) Tregoose alias Darcy 1609 EAx

• Tolleslund 1222 Bracton

• Taleshunt 1237 Fees

• Talishunte 1285 Ass

• Little Tholeshunt(e) 1244 FF

• Tholeshunt(e) Malgeri 1257 Ch

• Great Tholeshunt(e), Little Tholeshunt(e) 1262 FF

• Tholeshonte the Knyttes 1288 Ass

• Tolsehint 1392 Pap

• Colsond Darcy 1471 Pat

• Towzon maior 1528 Deed

• Tolson, Tolson Darcy(e) 1553 FF 1578 EssPRiv

• Tolson Beckingham, Tolson Darcy, Tolson Tregoose 1605 EAviii

• Towlshunt Darcye, Towlshunt Knightes, Towlshunt Mag. 1594 N

• Toolson Knights, Toolson Dassay 1655,1656 Indexvi

• Toleshurst Beckenham, Toleshurst Knight 1678 Ogilby

Etymology

This is to be interpreted as 'Toll 's spring,' cf. Tollesbury supra 304–5. The second element is OE  funta, 'spring.' For the development we may compare Chadshunt (Wa), Ceadeles funtan 949 BCS 883, Chad (a )eleshunt c. 1023, 1043 (17th) KCD 916, 939, Cedeleshunt 1086 DB, Chedelesfont 1135 (1348) Ch, Chardelesfunt 1199 Cur, 1232Ass , and so with continual variation between hunt and funt , Boarhunt (Ha), Byrhfunt c. 960 (1200) BCS 1161, Borehunte 1086 DB, and henceforwards always h rather than f . Cf. also Chelhunte (1185 RotDom) for Chalfont (PN Bk 218). Tolleshunt d 'Arcy was held by Robert Gernon in 1086 (DB), by William de Tregoz in 1141 (Mandeville 142) and by John de Boys in 1292 (Ipm), whose family intermarried with that of Darcy (M i, 396).Robert Darcy had land in the parish in 1441 (Pat). Knights , perhaps because the parish comprised exactly one knight 's fee. v. FF i, 45. It was formerly called Little and “Bushes (corruptly Bishop ) because the Church lies upon a heath among Bushes” (M i, 392). Tolleshunt Major was formerly called Magna and later Beckingham from Stephen Beckingham (1543, M i, 390), v. Beckingham Hall infra 309. The parish was at one time known simply as Beckingham (e.g. 1830 EssPR iii). The modern attribute is derived from Malger , the Domesday undertenant.