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.

Tidpit

Early-attested site in the Parish of Martin

Historical Forms

  • Tudeputte 1242 Fees 1289 Ass 1300,1307 Ipm
  • Todeputte juxta Domerham 1255 Hoare
  • Tudeput next Merton 1345 Misc
  • Todputte 1518 Hoare
  • Tytpit 1570 PembSurv
  • Tippet or Tidpit 1773 AandD

Etymology

Tidpit is Tudeputte 1242 Fees, 1289Ass , 1300, 1307 Ipm, Todeputte juxta Domerham 1255 Hoare, Tudeput next Merton 1345 Misc, Todputte 1518 Hoare, Tytpit 1570 PembSurv, Tippet or Tidpit 1773 A and D. 'Tuda 's pit or hollow,' v. pytt .For the modern vowel cf. Tidworth supra 370 and Introd. xx.