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.

Folds

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tickhill

Historical Forms

  • Falda 1221 FF Ed1 BM
  • Folde 1336 ib
  • Estfold, Westfold 1398 YDx
  • (the) Foldes 1493 1556,1569 WillY 1604 FF
  • Foulds 1601 FF
  • Foles 1771 M

Etymology

Folds, Falda 1221 FF, Ed 1 BM, Folde 1336 ib, Estfold , Westfold 1398 YD x, (the ) Foldes 1493 ib, 1556, 1569 WillY, 1604 FF, Foulds 1601 FF, Foles 1771 M. v. fald 'a fold, a small enclosure for animals'.