Tarlton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Rodmarton
Historical Forms
- Torentvne, Tornentone 1086 DB
- Torleton 1204 FF 1287 Ass 1291 Tax 1590 Camd
- Thorleton 1287 Ass c.1433 BM
- Torlton 1327 SR
Etymology
The DB spellings suggest that Tarlton is the common p.n. OE þorn -tūn 'farmstead amongst the thorns', but the persistent replacement of -n - by -l -, due to AN influence (cf. IPN 106–7), would be unusual in one example of such a frequent compound. We may therefore have an older p.n. þorn -lēah 'thorn clearing' as the first el., with loss of -n - before -l - which we have in names like Thorley (Hrt 204), Hullasey (prec.), cf. Phonol. § 37 (b ). v. þorn , lēah , tūn .The modern form with Tarl - is dialectal (Phonol. § 26).