Fulsoar Drain
Other OS name in the Parish of South Ferriby
Etymology
( local ) , 1824 O , 1830 Gre , cf. (the ) fullseʒes closse , Fulseʒes Closse 1603Nelthorpe , the little Fullseyes , great Fulls (e )yes 1614Nelthorpe , Fullseye close , the great Fullseys , the little Fullseys 1640Nelthorpe , little full seas ,the great full seas 1665Nelthorpe , the fulseys , y e little fulses 1692Nelthorpe , Fulseas 1703Nelthorpe , Fulseas Drain , the little Fulseas 1803 Encl , the forms are late but it might be suggested that this is ' the foul, dirty marsh ' , v. fūl , sǣge , though the latter is rare in p. ns . Mr Raymond Carey informs me this is locally called Fulches Drain .