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.

Fernilly

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Fernilly 1847 TA
  • Fernile, Fernileg(h), Fernele(gh), Fernele(gh) Mor(h), Fernele(gh) Moor 1295,1297,1320 Tab
  • le Fernylegh 1341 ib
  • Fernileys 1657 ib

Etymology

Fernilly (lost), Fernilly 1847TA , Fernile , Fernileg (h ), Fernele (gh ), Fernele (gh ) Mor (h ), Fernele (gh ) Moor 1295, 1297, 1320 Tab, le Fernylegh 1341 ib, Fernileys 1657 ib, 'ferny clearing', v. fearnig , lēah , with mōr 1 'a moor'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement