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.

Tatsfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tatsfield

Historical Forms

  • Tatelefelle 1086 DB
  • Thatlefeld 1219 FF
  • Tatlesfeld 1229,1373 FF
  • Tatlesfeud 1241 Ass
  • Tatelesfeld 1279 Ass
  • Tatelesfelde 1394 Winton
  • Tatelysfelde 1421 FF
  • Tatelisfelde 1428 FA
  • Tattelesfeld 1313 Ass
  • Tetlesfeld 1255 FF
  • Tetesfeud 1255 Ass
  • Tattesfeld 1392 Pat
  • Tattysfeld 1488 Ipm 1500 FF

Etymology

'Tātel 's or Tǣtel 's open space,' v. feld . The place stands high on the bare chalk downs. Tatel (recorded once in Searle) would be a derivative of the well-evidenced OE  personal name Tāta .