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.

Fydershaye

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • Fydershaye 1539 Prideaux
  • Fethers Cote 1540 Prideaux 1566 Prideaux

Etymology

Fydershaye 1539, Fethers Cote 1540,1566(a surname with(ge)hæg and cot)