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Survey of English Place-Names

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Titton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartlebury

Historical Forms

  • Tidelintona 1182 RBB 18th
  • Tittlington 1266 Ipm
  • Tydinton, Tyddington 1275 SR 1299 RBB 18th StSwith 1451
  • Tidlintona 13th Hab 17th

Etymology

This must be 'farm of Tidel' with the suffix ingtun. Tīdel is a pet-form of OE  Tīdhelm or some other such name.