Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Troclauestune 1086 DB

• Turlaueston(a) 1165,1166 P 1181 1207 Cur

• Turlauestun c.1200 Abbr

• Torlaveston(a) t.Hy2 Ch 1316 FF 1258 Newstead c.1300

• Torlauetun c.1190 Dane

• Torlaueton 1221–30 Fees

• Torluaveston (sic) 1205 Pap

• Torlouestun 1226 FF

• Torloueton' 1242 Fees

• Torlagheston 1231 Ebor

• Thorlaweston 1240 FF

• Torlaweton 1280 Ass

• Tharlaxton 1272 Ebor

• Thorlaxton 1294 Wollaton

• Thorleston 1272 Ebor

• Thorlaston 1280,1287 Ass

• Torlaston 1284,1316 FA 1330 Ass

• Thorolaston 1287 Ass

• Torlacton 1291 Tax

• Torlaxton 1392 FA

• Thorlaton juxta Notyngham 1280 Ass

• Thorlaton 1330 ib

• Torlaton 1332 SR

• Tollerton 1499 FF

• Tollerton al. Tarlaston 1616 Wills

• Tollerton al. Torlaston 1618 FF

• Tollaston al. Tolerton 1709 Recov

• Tallerton 1549 Pat 1587 BorRec

• Torlaston al. Tollerton al. Torlerton 1602 Recov

• Tollaton 1719 ParReg(Nottingham)

Etymology

This name has suffered a good deal of corruption. The Domesday form is isolated, and can hardly be made the basis of an etymology. The 12th-century spellings point to the ON  personal name Þórleifr as the first element with substitution of OE  -laf for ON  -leifr . Cf. Thurlaston (PN Wa 147). Later there appears to have been confusion with Þórleikr , another Scandinavian personal name. The second element is OE  tun.Hence 'Þorleif 's or Þorleik 's farm.'