Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fullestowe merske, Folestow merske e13 Holywell

• Foulestowemerske 1329 Ass

• Fulestowmersk 1277–92 Holywell

• Fulstowmersk 1278–90 ib

• Fule stowe mersk (sic) 1294 ib

• Foulestowmersk 1302 1386 Peace

• marisco de Fulestowe c.1270,1277 Holywell

• marisco de Fulstowe 1566 Anc

• Foulestowemers 1355 Cor

• Foulestowemersh(') 1358 FF

• Foulestowmersh(') 1420 WillsCal 1522 Anc

• Fullestowemersh(') 1528 ib

• Foulestowmershe 1367 Cor 1432 Cl

• Fullestowemershe 1519 Anc

• Fulstowmershe 1522,1576 ib

• Foulstowemerssh(') 1375 Peace

• Foulestowemerssh(') 1381 FF 1422,1439 Pat

• Foulstowemersshe 1411 ib

• Fowlestomersshe 1496–98 MinAcct

• Fulstoumersshe 1523–24 ib

• Fullestowmersshe 1546–47 ib

• Fulstowemerche 1374 Pat

• Foulestowmersch' 1396 Peace

• Fulstowe Marshe 1503 Ipm 1530 Willsii

• Foulstomarshe 1528 ib

• Fulstow marshe 1586 Holywell

• Fulstow Marshe 1587 ib

• Fullstowe Marshe 1620 ib

• Foullestowmarsh 1504 LMR

• Fulstoue marsh 1551 AD

• Fulstowe March 1519 DV

• Mersch Chapel 1347 Pat

• Merchchapelle 1462 Pap

• Mershe Chaple 1609 Anc

• le Merschapell' 1381 Peace

• Mersschapell 1464 Pap

• Marshchapell 1457 Harm 1509 Willsi 1510 Anc 1530 Willsii 1535 VEiv 1545,1555 Anc 1559 LMR

• Marsh Chappell by northe Cottes 1587 Yarb

• Marshchappell (als Fulstow Marsh) 1595 FSurv 1606 LCS

• Marshchapel a1567 LNQv

• Marsh Chaple 1610 Speed

• Marsh Chapell 1626 BRA

• Marshchappel (alias Fulstow marsh) 1632 LMR

• Marshchaple 1652 WillsPCC

• Marsh Chappell 1653 Foster 1666 VL

• Marsschapell' 1466 Pap 1517 Anc

• Marschapell 1508 Willsi 1528 1545 Pat

• Marshechapell 1529 Willsii 1569 Admin

• Marshechaple 1546 Elwes

• Marshe chapple 1576 Saxton

• Marchappelle 1536 Dugdvi

• Marchapell 1550 Goulding

• March Chaple 1538 AOMB

• March Chapell 1571 Pat

• March Chappel 1594 SPiii

• Marche Chapell 1539 LPxiv

• Chapell Marshe 1503 Ipm

• Chappel Marsh 1695 Morden

• capellano de Capelle c.1270 Holywell

Etymology

'The marsh belonging to Fulstow', v. mersc . The earliest forms in mersk (e ) are Scandinavianizations. The later development is from the chapel(e) there, and note Adam capellano de Capelle c.1270Holywell , v. capel .