Treswell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Treswell
Historical Forms
- Tireswelle 1086 DB
- Tireswell(e) t.Hy2 Ch 1316 Ebor 1228 NtIpm 1520
- Tireswella c.1130 Thoroton
- Tyriswell' 1242 Fees
- Thyreswell 1250 FF
- Tirreswelle 1267 Ebor 1305 Ass
- Tyrswell(e) 1271 FF t.Ed1 BM
- Tirswell(e) 1433 Pat
- Tyrsewell 1276 RH 1343 Ass
- Turswell t.Eliz ChancP
- Tereswelle 1305,1343 Ass
- Tressewell 1428 FA
- Truswell 1511 NtIpm
- Truswella 1541 Dugdvi
- Trusswell 1635 FF
- Tyerswell 1515 1520 NtIpm
- Tryswell 1528 ib
- Tyreswell al. Treswell 1580 FF
- Treswell al. Truswell 1706 Recov
Etymology
'Tīr 's spring,' v. wielle , Tīr being a pet-form of such an OE name as Tīrweald or Tīrwulf . For the phonology cf. Wraysbury which is first found in the 16th century for earlier Wiredesbury (PN Bk 244–5s. n. Wyrardisbury).