Structon's Heath
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hillhampton
Historical Forms
- Tryxton 1265 Misc
- Tro(c)keston 1275 SR 1375 Wigorn
- Truxton 1537 Wills
- Thruxtons 1603 SR
- Thruxton 1662,1670,1689 FF
Etymology
There is some evidence for a pers. name Þrocc (a ) in OE which seems to be found in Throcking (Herts), Throckley (Nb). It seems to have survived the Conquest in the form Troke (Warden Cartulary 11 b). Hence, 'Throcc's farm.' From early days there seems to have been the common confusion between initial th and t . The modern form is still more corrupt and has also been made pseudo-manorial.