Tyttenhanger Green and Tyttenhanger Park
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ridge
Historical Forms
- Tydenhangre t.John Dugdii 1248,1287 Ass 1271 FF c.1320 Gesta 1321 Pat 1332 Add 1334 FF
- Tidenhangre 1198 Ch 1301
- Tedynghangre 1278 Ass
- Tytenhangre 13th StAlbansN 1294 SR 1303 FA t.Ed2 StAlbansO 1337 FF
- bruera de 1427 Annales
- Tytenangregrene 1433 Cassio
- Tyttenhanger greene 1623 Ct
- Tinehanger Green 1701 MarLic
- Tytnangre 1542 LP
- Tytnanger 1561 FF
- Tinnanger 1669 MarLic
Etymology
'Wooded slope of Tida or Tita ,' v. hangra . Tida is perhaps the more likely as it is on record as a personal name and the spellings with d are on the whole earlier.