St Nicholas' Church

“Tytherton Lucas” has had many name variants over the years including: Tedrintone (1086), Tiderington (1155), Tudrington (1202), Tidderintone (1249), Tethryngton (1513), Tytherington, Titherton (1603), West Tytherton etc. “Tytherton” may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon “tydor” + “tun” meaning a fertile farm or hamlet. Certainly, the land around here is rich soil which drains well because it is on a gravel bed, and with many wells and the Avon and Marden rivers to provide water. The second element comes from the Lucas family who owned the land from 1202 and this distinguishes Tytherton Lucas from nearby Tytherton Kellaways, now called East Tytherton.