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.

Fleet Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Howden

Etymology

Fleet Lane (6″) possibly takes its name from Wilbaldesfleote BCS 1052. 'Wilbald 's stream,' v. fleot .