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Tolladine Fms

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Claines

Historical Forms

  • Tolewardin 1182 RBB 18th
  • Tolwardyn, Tolwardin(e) 1229 WoCh 1314 StSwith 1315 FF 1327 SR 1361 WoCh
  • Tolewurthin 1262 Ass
  • Tolleworthone 1299 RBB 18th
  • Talardyn 1546 Wills
  • Taladine, Tollardine 1633 QSR
  • Tollerdine c.1830 O

Etymology

It may be suggested that the first element in this name is the late OE  Tole , a pers. name of Scandinavian origin. Thus there was a Toli in North Piddle in DB (TRE). There is no difficulty in compounding this with worthine from OE  worðign , for this element was still living at a late date (v. infra 393). It should be added that an OE  Tolla , a pet-form for such a name as Torhtlāf , is not out of the question.