Fresnes-Tilloloy should not be confused with Tilloloy.
| Fresnes-Tilloloy | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Amiens |
| Canton: | Poix-de-Picardie |
| Insee: | 80354 |
| Postal Code: | 80140 |
| Mayor: | Ambre Magnier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Coordinates: | 49.9847°N 1.7681°W |
| Elevation M: | 115 |
| Elevation Min M: | 89 |
| Elevation Max M: | 116 |
| Area Km2: | 3.52 |
Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy) is a commune in the Somme département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
The commune is situated 10miles southwest of Abbeville on the D25 road
The name is derived from the French for the Linden (Limetree)(fr: tilleul) and the Ash(fr: frêne) and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207.Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay[2]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy.'
Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby[3]
In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here[4]
The commune was occupied from 17 February to 9 March 1871 by the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.