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.

Toatley

Other OS name in the Parish of Chawleigh

Historical Forms

  • Totelegh 1330 SR 1394 Ass

Etymology

is Totelegh 1330SR (p), 1394Ass (p) . ' Tot (t )a 'sclearing ' or perhaps ' look-out clearing , ' v. leah . Cf. Toat HillPN Sx 161 . The place commands a wide view to the west .