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Humberston Fitties

Other OS name in the Parish of Humberston

Historical Forms

  • les Fitties 1599 HumbD
  • Sea banckes comonly called the Fyttyes 1612 Foster
  • the Fittyes 1616,1617 ib
  • Fittizs 1707 Marshall
  • Humberston Fittys 1775 Yarb
  • Humberston Fitties 1828 Bry

Etymology

, les Fitties 1599HumbD , Sea banckes comonly called the Fyttyes 1612Foster , the Fittyes 1616, 1617ib , Fittizs 1707Marshall , Humberston Fittys 1775Yarb , Humberston Fitties 1828 Bry , for a detailed discussion , v . TheFitties PN L 4, 116–17 , where 16th century spellings are given .