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.

Topit

Other OS name in the Parish of High Hoyland

Historical Forms

  • Topit(t) 1771 M
  • Toppit 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Topit (t )1771 M, Toppit 1822 Langd , ' hill-top pit ' , v. topp , pytt , an old colliery .