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Tagmore Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Codicote

Historical Forms

  • Taggelemere t.Ed1 Stowe
  • Takelmere 1296 SR
  • Taggelmere 1314 ib
  • Taglemere t.Ed3 Stowe
  • Tagelmers t.Hy4 ib

Etymology

Tagmore Green (6″) is Taggelemere t. Ed 1Stowe , Takelmere 1296SR , Taggelmere 1314 ib., Taglemere t. Ed 3Stowe (all p), Tagelmers t. Hy 4 ib. No certainty can be reached with regard to this name. Possibly it is related to the names discussed in Studies 73 ff, containing a lost OE  tæcce , tæcge , 'sheep.'