Foolow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Foolow
Historical Forms
- Foulowe, Fowlowe 1269 Ass c.1270 Derby 1283 Ipm 1451 DbAxxxiv
- Fowelowe 1296,1310,1359,1366 Derby
- Fouwelowe 1370 ShefBC
- Foulhowe 1301 Pat
- Fuwelowe 1338 Ipm
- Followe 1301 SR 1431 FA
- Fulowe 1329 WollCh
- Folow(e) 1354 WollCh 1365 Derby 1377 ShefBC 17th
- Folawe 1416 Fine
- Foolowe Ed4 DuLa 1610 WollCh
Etymology
Probably 'multi-coloured hill', v. fāg , hlāw . For the development v. Addenda. In the spelling Foulhowe there has been confusion with fūl and hōh .