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.

Tockington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Olveston

Historical Forms

  • Tochintvne 1086 DB
  • Tokinton(a), Tokynton(a) Hy2 Madox 1199 P 1220 Fees 1248 Ass 1251 Theok 1540 MinAcct
  • Thokintun 1241 FF
  • Thokyntonam 1291 Heref
  • Toketon 1296 Ipm
  • To(c)kington, To(c)kyngton 1308 Ipm 1395 Asht 1595 Comm

Etymology

'Farmstead associated with Toc(c)a', v. -ing 4 , tūn . For the pers.n. v. Tocknells (i, 133supra ).