Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• ffuntemel 871–877 ShaftR(S357(1)) 15

• (in) Funtemel 871–877 ib

• ffuntemel, Funtemel, in funtmel, to funtmel 932 ShaftR(S419) 15

• Fontemale 1086 DB

• Funtemel(l)(') 13 Glyn 1201 Cur 1244 Ass 1280 1280 Pat 1490 ShaftR 1290 Pat 15 1406

• Funtemele 1395 MiltC

• Funteymel, Funtenel, Futumel (sic) 1268 Ass

• Magnam Funtemell' 1391 Glyn

• Funtmill 1648 SC

• East Funtmell, West Funtmell 1664 HTax

• Great Funtmell 1704 Salkeld

• Funtmell Magna 1795 Boswell

• Fontemel(l)(') 1244 Ass 1258 Pap 1280 QW 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1402 Pat

• Fontenel 1291 Tax

• Fontimel 1303,1346 FA

• Great-Fontmel 1774 Hutch1

• Fontmell Magna 1795 Boswell

• Fountemel(l) 1280 QW 1345 FF

• Easte Fountmell, West Fountmell c.1560 Glyn

• Fountmell 1415 Pat 1535 VE 1659 Salkeld

• Fountymell 1428 FA

• Fowntemell c.1500 Eg

Etymology

Named from Fontmell Brook which rises near here, v. RNs.infra ; Lat  magna 'great' to distinguish it from Fontmell Parva in Ch. Okeford par. supra . East and West F (o )unt (e )mell , -mill are the names of two tithings in c. 1560Glyn , 1664 HTax. The Anglo-Saxon bounds of the manor are given in S 419.