Flexney Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanton Harcourt
Historical Forms
- Flexneye 1278–9 RH
Etymology
Flexney Fm (6″) is Flexneye 1278–9 RH. The first element looks like an OE *fleaxen from fleax, 'flax': cf. *cærsen in Cassington (252) and *gærsen in Garsington (174). flaxen is first recorded in 1521. Second element (ī)eg, 'well-watered land,' or possibly (ge)hæg, 'enclosure.'
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