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Survey of English Place-Names

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Tudwick (Hall) Fm, Great Tucket Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tolleshunt d'Arcy

Historical Forms

  • Todewyk 1398 MinAcct
  • Tut(t)wike 1538 FF
  • Tut(t)wyke 1538 LP
  • Tuttewicke 1543 MinAcct
  • Tottykhill t.Hy8 Rental
  • Tuttock Farm 1777 C

Etymology

Tudwick (Hall) Fm (6″), Great Tucket Fm (6″) is Todewyk 1398MinAcct , Tut (t )wike 1538FF , Tut (t )wyke 1538 LP, Tuttewicke 1543MinAcct , Tottykhill t. Hy 8Rental , Tuttock Farm 1777 C.v. wic . The forms are too late for us to speculate what the first element may be. Tucket shows common confusion of c [k ] and t .