Fillongley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fillongley
Historical Forms
- Filingelei, Filungelei, Felingelei, Filunger (sic) 1086 DB
- Fillingeleia 1189 Ch 1332
- Fillingelegh 1232 Ass
- Fillingle(y) 1227 Ch 1273 Ipm 1546 LP
- Vetus Fillingele 1236 Fees
- Fillingheley 1247 SR
- Holdefyllyngley 1498 Ipm
- Filungelege(e), Filyngelege(e) 1206 Cur 1221 Pap 1235 Fees
- Fil(l)ungle(ye) 1291 Tax 1299,1348 Ipm 1314 Cl
- Phyllungele 1262 Ass
- Fylungleye 1366 ADiv
- Filingele 1206 Cur
- Filinglegh 1251 Cl
- Filingleye 1266 Pat
- Fylingleye 1330 FA
- Filongele 1265 Misc 1298 Ipm
- Fillongley al. Fyllungle 1313 Ipm
- Fyl(l)ongley 1345 ADiii 1383 ADi 1564 ADv
- Philonglaye 1540 BM
- Yong Fyllonghley 1557 Recov
- Philongley 1663 FF
- Fellungele 1292 Ipm
- Felynley 1345 Lichf
- Oldfelongley 1369 MinAcct
- Oldefylangeleye 1293 Ass
- Oldefilungeleye 1299 ib
- Oldefilyngleye 1301 Cl
- Fynnynley 1500 KnowleG
Etymology
This is probably from OE Fyglingaleage , 'clearing of the people of Fygla ,' v. leah . For the pers. name Fygla , v. s. n. Fylingdales (PN NRY 116). For the -unge - forms cf. s. n. Oddingley (PN Wo 152). Old Fillongley was that part of Fillongley which was at one time held by the monks of Coventry (Dugdale 740).