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.

Twitchen

Other OS name in the Parish of Huntshaw

Historical Forms

  • le Twychene 1244 Ass
  • atte Twichene 1333 SR

Etymology

is le Twychene 1244Ass (p), atte Twichene 1333SR (p) , cf. Twitchen supra 57 . The place is at a meeting of three ways .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement