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Survey of English Place-Names

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La Frythe

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • La Frythe 1317 MiltC
  • Wodefryth 1317 MiltC
  • ( the dyke of ) Fryth ' 1384 Prideaux 1385 MiltRoll

Etymology

La Frythe, Wodefryth 1317,(the dyke of) Fryth' 1384(e16), 1385(e15)(v. fyrhð'wood', wudu, dīc)