Tenningshook Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Shere with Gomshall
Historical Forms
- Tillingshokes 1336 Ct
- Tyllyngeshokes t.Hy5 Ct
- Tellyngeshokes 1474 Ct
- Tillinghooke copisch 1550 Pat
- Tillings hooke gate 1625 Ct
- Tiltinghook c.1650 Add
Etymology
Tenningshook Wood is Tillingshokes 1336Ct , Tyllyngeshokes t. Hy 5Ct , Tellyngeshokes 1474Ct , Tillinghooke copisch 1550 Pat, Tillings hooke gate 1625Ct , Tiltinghook c. 1650Add . The modern form is clearly corrupt. The name is probably of late medieval origin, since a Thomas Tylling ' appears in the parish in 1332 (SR). hook (v. hoc ) refers to the spur of land here above Tillingbourne valley.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Gomshall
- West Chart
- Holmbury St Mary and Holmbury Hill
- Hazel Hall
- Lawbrook
- Netley Ho and Heath
- Peaslake
- Sutton
- Wolvens Fm
- Cotterell's Fm
- Hurt Wood
- Felday
Other OS name
- Burrows Lea
- Combe Bottom
- Dick's Hill
- Dilton Fm
- Drydown Fm
- Gomshall Marsh
- Hatch Fm
- High House Fm
- Hollister Fm
- Hound Ho
- Kingswood Hanger
- Lane End Fm
- Medlands Fm
- Moseley Copse
- Mother Webbs Corner
- Pitland Street
- Towerhill Fm
- Barnet Wood
- Bently Cottages and Copse
- Colekitchen Fm
- Staplelane Copse
- Chantry Lane and Bridge
- Spurfold Copse
- West Hanger
- Wickhams Copse
- Burrows Cross
- Purser's Fm