English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Thealby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton upon Stather

Historical Forms

  • Tedulfbi 1086 DB
  • Tedulbi (sic) 1086 ib
  • Tedolfbi c1115 LS
  • Tedelbi 1202 Ass
  • Teuilby 1287 Ipm
  • Teuelby 1316 FA 1322 FF 1382 Fine
  • Tevelby 1308 Cl 1339 ib
  • Theleby 1289 FF 1402 Pat 1403 Inqaqd 1405 Pat 1405 Cl 1471 LCCA
  • Theuylby 1295 Ass
  • Theuelby 1298 Ass 1304 Ipm 1305 FF 1305 RAii 1322 YDiv 1327 SR 1448 Pat
  • Thevelby 1305 Pat
  • Thewelby iuxta Burton'stather 1329 Ass
  • Thelby 1376,1678 FMB 1706 Terrier
  • Thelleby 1397 Shef
  • Theylby 1504 Pat
  • Theylby als Tevylby 1558 Shef
  • Theilby 1504 Cl 1535 VEiv 1580 Shef
  • Theilbye 1549 Pat 1576 Shef
  • Theilbie iuxta Burton 1575 ib
  • Thealby 1591 Shef 1613 Yarb 1710 Shef
  • Thealbye 1610 Yarb
  • Thealbie 1645 ib
  • Theilbye 1686 Terrier

Etymology

'Þjóðulf's farmstead, village', v. . The first el. is the ON  pers.n. Þjóðulfr , ODan  Thythulf . Forms in Tedul (f )-, Tedolf -, Tedel - show contamination by the cognate ContGerm  pers.n. Theodulf .