Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Te(o)dekesberie, Te(o)dechesberie, Te(o)dechesb'(r)ie 1086 DB

• Theotokesberia c.1125 WMP

• Teodekesbyri c.1150 FW

• burg Theokes 12 Tewk79d

• Thiochesberia, Thiochesb'i, Thiochesbir' 12 Pat 1496 P 1155 Eyre 1221

• Theochesberia 12 Pat 1496

• Theokesbir(ia), Theokesbur(y), Theokesberia, Theokesbery Hy1 Ch 1300 Tewk94d 1105 Theok 1110 WMP c.1125 Glouc 1126 P 1180,1190 WinchLB 12,13 Ch 1337

• Theokusbury 1412 GloucHist

• Teochesburia, Teochesberia 12 Ord 1189–99 Pat 1496

• Teokesberi(a), Teokesbir, Teokesbery, Teokesbur(ie), Teokesbury 1100–35,1118(1496) Pat 1145–53 Glouc 1201 Cur 1204 P 1220 Fees 1291 Tax

• Tiochesbiria, Tiochesb'i 1154–89 Pat 1496 P 1157,1166

• Tiokesbir', Tiokesberia 1195,1199,1204 P

• Teecchesbiria 1135–54 Pat 1496

• Tekesberia, Tekesbury 1193,c.1413 WinchLB

• Tekusbury 1390,1413 ib

• Thekesbur' 1292 GlR

• Thekusburia c.1300 WinchLB

• Techelesb' 1181 AC

• Theokebury, Theokebir' 13 Tewk68d 1234 Cl 1248 Ass

• Thoykesburi c.1240 GlR

• Toikesburi 1264 GlR

• Teukesbury(e), Teukesbery 1254 WinchLB 1256 Cl 1301 GlR 1306 Pat 1504 Pat

• Tewkesbery, Tewkesbury 1293 Abbr 1394 RBBr 1414 Pat 1583 Talbot

• Tewcusbury 1416 Pat

• Tewkisbury, Tewkysbury 1439 Pat 1575 Comm

• Tewksbury 1535 VE 1601 Comm

• Teukebire 1256,1274 Cl

• Theikebyr' c.1260 GlR

• Theykesbur' 1268 Episc

• Thokesbiri, Tokesburi 1262 Ipm

• Tukesbur' 1291 Tax

• Theoukesbur' 1295 BrDoc

• Theukesbury 1298 GlCorp 1298,1307,1315 Ipm 1316,1469 Pat

• Toukesbury, Towkysbury 1306,1477 Pat

• Thoukesbury 1317 WinchLB

• Teuxbury, Tewxbury 1316 FA 1475 Pat 1700 PR

• Tewekesbury(e) 1426 Cl 1429 Pat 1441 Ch 1449–58 Pat 1571 FF

• Tuyskysbury 1457 Talbot

• Teuskesbury 1482 Pat

• Twexbery(e) Hy7 Rent 1594 FF

• Twexbuary 1700 PR

Etymology

'Tēodec's fortified place', v. burh . An OE  pers.n. Tēodec or Tēoduc is not on record, but is found in the OE p.ns. æt Teodeces læge and on Teodeces broc 963 BCS 1111 (Wa); it would be a derivative of Tēoda (Redin 55), of which a variant Teot (t )a occurs in Teddington (45supra ). There is no evidence for Camden's and Leland's story of a hermit called Theocus who is stated to have dwelt there. The modern pronunciation is abnormal; late OE, early ME  Tēokes - should have become ME  Tekes - which is occasionally found, but other spellings like Tiokes -, Teokes -, Tokes -, etc., are ME WMidl  variants; the modern Tewks - is a spelling pronunciation based on ME  Teukes - with a new ME  diphthong -eu -, which may in fact have arisen from Tēoduces - with loss of medial -d - (Phonol. § 33).