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Survey of English Place-Names

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Phoside Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hayfield

Historical Forms

  • Fauside Hy3 For
  • Fouweside ib (p)
  • Fouside, Fousyde Hy3,1285 1330 Ass
  • Fooside, Foosyd(e) Ed4 DuLa 1546,1552 Portland 1564 FF 1625 Rental
  • Fosyde 1584 FF

Etymology

Phoside Fm (6″), Fauside Hy 3For (p), Fouweside ib (p), Fouside , Fousyde Hy 3, 1285 ib, 1330Ass (p), Fooside , Foosyd (e )Ed 4DuLa , 1546, 1552Portland , 1564FF , 1625Rental , Fosyde 1584FF . 'Multicoloured hill-slope', v. fāg , sīde ; cf. Far Side Barns supra 75, Facit (PN La 60) and Fawcett Wm.