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.

Betwixt the Town ( e ) s

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • Betwixt the Town ( e ) s 1674 Terrier 1679 Terrier
  • Betweene the Townes 1696 Map
  • Between Towns 1706 Terrier

Etymology

Betwixt the Town (e) s 1674, 1679, (the Furlong) Betwixt Towns 1703, 1706 (18), Betweene the Townes 1696, Between Towns 1706 (v. betwixt, betwēonan, tūn)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement