Feetham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Grinton
Historical Forms
- Fytun, Fyton 1242 P 1274,1298 YI
- Fethom 1645 Grinton
Etymology
ON fit 'meadow,' dat. plur .fitjum , found frequently in Norw p.n.'s, such as Fetten , Steifet , etc. (NG passim ); cf. the lost Fithum in Faceby (1333 Riev) and Fitts 127supra . For the long vowel cf. Upleatham 153supra .