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medial syllable indicating that the word is a derivative of the patronymic 

 Taddingas, denoting a filial settlement of the Taddings. The postfix is 

 from the A.S. tun— a town. The town of the Taddings. 

 Tansley.-(D.D.B. Teneslege, Taneslege.)-A.S. tan-a twig, sprout, 

 shoot, or that which is made of twigs— a basket, and A.S. leah-a field, 

 meadow, land j— the basket field, or the field in which baskets were made,' 

 or the twigs grown of which the baskets were made. 

 Tapton.-(D.D.B. Tapetune, Tapetvne.)-A.S. top-the top of anything, 

 or a hill, and A.S. tun-a town ;— the top or high town or the town on 

 the hill. 

 Temple Normanton.— See Normanton, Temple. 

 Thornhill.— A.S. thorn, thyrn— a thorn, and A.S. hill, hyl, hyll_a hill 



a mountain ;— the thorn hill. 

 Thornsett.-(D.D.B. Tornesete.)— A.S. thorn, thym— a thorn, and A.S. 

 saeta, swte— settlers, dwellers, inhabitants, colonists ;— the dwellers by the 

 thorn. 



Thorp.— (D.D.B. Torp.)— N. thorp, throp, trop, torp (A.S. thorpe, throp)— 



a village. 

 Thorp Cloud. -For the derivation of Thorp, see above. The adjunct is 



the A.S. clud-a rock, stone hillock. The rock or hill by the village. 

 Thurlston.-(D.D.B. TYroluestun, Torulfestune.)— A.S. thirl, thirel, thyrl, 

 thyrel— a hole, an aperture, pierced, perforated— thirlian, thyrlian— to 

 make a hole, to drill, pierce, bore, and A.S. tun— a town ;— the driller's 

 or turner's town. 

 Tibshelf -(D.D.B. Tibecel.)-A.S. tiber, tifer-a place of offering or 

 sacrifice, and A.S. scylfe— a shelf, the shelf of a hill ;— the place of 

 sacrifice on the shelf of the hill. 

 Ticknall. -(D.D.B. Tichenhalle,)-A.S. thecen, thsec-a roof, a covering, 

 thatch, and A.S. alh, ealh, heal, heall— a hall, palace, temple, place of 

 entertainment, inn, house ;— the roofed or thatched hall. 

 Tid6SWell.-(D.D.B. Tidesuuelle)-A.S. tid, tiid-tide, and A.S. wyl, 

 wil, wyll, well— a well ;— the tidal or ebbing and flowing well. The well 

 from which Tideswell received its name has ceased to ebb and flow 

 about two centuries. 

 Tintwisle— The initial syllable is probably derived from C. din— a hill 

 fort, a fortress, a camp. The terminal syllable is from A.S. twislung— a 

 receiving or store house. The receiving or storehouse camp or fortress. 

 Tor, Durwood— Tor is the C. tor— a projecting or tower-like rock. 



For the derivation of Durwood, vide nl supra. 

 Tor, Mam.— For Tor, see above. Mam is C. mother, dam. The mother 

 rock. 



