Tolleshunt Knights
village · Essex
Old EnglishAI-generated
Tolleshunt Knights refers to a settlement named 'Toll's place' which was later held by the Knights Templar. It combines a personal name with Old English 'hun' (place) and 'tun' (settlement).
Word origins
- Tolleshunt
- Old EnglishToll's settlement(from Tōl "personal name", hun "place", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Knights
- Old Englishknights(from cniht "knight, servant")
Historical forms
Toleshunte