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.

Tibberton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tibberton

Historical Forms

  • Tebriston 1086 DB
  • Tibristonia 1144 France
  • Tribrichtonia, Tribrichthuna c.1145 France
  • Thibertun 12 Flax
  • Tibert(h)un(a), Tybert(h)un(a), Tybert(h)on(a) 12 Glouc 1211–13,1220,1236 Fees 1248 Ass 1592 Dep
  • Tybreton 1291 Tax
  • Tyburton' 1407 Ass
  • Tybberton 1443 Pat
  • Typertone p.1412 GloucHist
  • Teyberton 1429 Pat
  • Tiverton, Tyverton 1535 VE 1621 FF

Etymology

'Tīdbeorht's farmstead', v. tūn . The pers.n. is OE  Tīdbeorht , as in Tibberton (Wo 170).