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.

Great Fossend

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burlescombe

Historical Forms

  • Fosseyend(e) al. Frostend 1546 LP 1548 Pat
  • atte Fosse 1330 SR

Etymology

Here probably lived Robert atte Fosse (1330SR ). For 'foss' we may compare Voss supra 254, but no ditch or dike has been noted at Fossend.