Toft
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dunchurch
Historical Forms
- Toft 1262 Ass
- Toft juxta Dunchirche 1302 Ass 1313 FF
- Thoft 1374 ADiv
- Taste (sic) 1564 PCC
- Tafft 1667 HT
Etymology
Toft is Toft 1262Ass et freq , Toft juxta Dunchirche 1302 Ass, 1313FF , Thoft 1374 AD iv, Taste (sic)1564 PCC, Tafft 1667HT .'Homestead,' v. topt and Introd. xxii. “And had its name originally from some decayed dwelling house; for the word toft signifieth a place where a Messuage hath stood, as our Lawyers well know” (Dugdale 194).