Trotshill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Warndon
Historical Forms
- Trotte(s)well c.1086 EveB 1190 WoP 1240 For 1262,1280 Wills 1552 WoCh 1667
- Croteswelle (sic) 1182 RBB 18th
- Trottuswelle 1332 SR
- Trotsall, Trotswell 1649 Surv
- Trots Hall c.1830 O
Etymology
This is a compound of wielle and the pers. name Trott found in Trottesclif (BCS 253) now Trotterscliffe (K) and Trotsworth in Egham (Sr). It may be a pet-form for an OE name in Torht -.