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.

close called forsell 's

Field in the Parish of Chaldon Herring

Historical Forms

  • close called forsell 's 1587 Russ
  • Fostle Close 1652 Weld
  • forsehyll Come 1562 Russ
  • camp ' de Forshull 1394 Weld
  • Forshilsfyld 1457 Weld

Etymology

close called forsell 's 1587,Fostle Close 1652, forsehyll Come 1562, camp' de Forshull 1394, Forshilsfyld 1457(v. clos(e), cumb, feld, and(West) Fossil supra)