The first Frank
Field in the Parish of Waithe
Historical Forms
- The first Frank 1723 Haigh
- The Second Frank 1723 Haigh
Etymology
The first Frank, The Second Frank 1723(Frank is recorded asan appellative in A Frank, A Frank by dale in the same document. It isdefined in MED s.v. as “an enclosure; a pen for fattening domestic fowls” andin NED sb as “an enclosure, esp. a place to feed hogs in”. For by dale, cf.the Is bell infra and Grafurthe Bydle and Vincent Bydale in Waltham f.ns.(b)infra)