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.

Exfold Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudgwick

Historical Forms

  • Exfold 1327 SR

Etymology

Exfold Fm (6″) gave name to Richard de Exfold (1327 SR).Professor Ekwall suggests that the first element may be an unrecorded OE  ex (e )na gen.pl. of oxa , hence, 'oxen-enclosure,' v. falod .