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.

Tutnalls

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lydney

Historical Forms

  • Tokenhale 1303 FA 1481 Pat
  • Tokenhall 1500–15 ECP
  • Thokehale 1346 FA
  • Thokeshale 1349 Aid
  • Tucknoldes Grene 1565 GR421

Etymology

Tutnalls, Tokenhale 1303FA , 1481 Pat, Tokenhall 1500–15 ECP, Thokehale 1346 FA, Thokeshale 1349 Aid, Tucknoldes Grene 1565GR 421.'Toca's nook of land', from an OE  pers.n. Toca , as in Tocknells (i, 133supra ), v. halh .