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.

Fullingcott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Instow

Historical Forms

  • Fughelyngcot 1281 Ass
  • Foullyngcote 1421 IpmR
  • Foughlyngcote 1461 ADiii

Etymology

'Fugel 's cot(e),' v. ing , or possibly, as the name may be of late origin, the first element is ME  fughelyng , 'fowling,' hence 'cottage near which wild fowl are snared.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement