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.

Tennacott

Other OS name in the Parish of Tawstock

Historical Forms

  • Tunecote 1227 Ch
  • Tonnecote 1330 SR
  • Tonacote 1333 SR

Etymology

is Tunecote 1227 Ch, Tonnecote 1330SR (p), Tonacote 1333SR (p) . Probably ' Tun (n )a 's cot(e) . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement