Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fiscelac, Fixcale 1086 DB

• Fislac 1147 YChviii 1154–91,late12 Lewes25d 1164–81 YChviii 1180–1202 1247,1300 Ebor

• Fislach 1194 P

• Fislak(e), Fyslak(e) c.1150 BM 1202–8 Ass 1215–40 YChviii 1240–8 1324 Lewes299d 1363 ADi 1428 FA

• Fisslake 1370 FF

• Fiselac 1180–5 YChviii

• Fischelak(e), Fyschelak(e) 1194–9 YChviii 1197 Ebor 1301 LS 1297 YDxvi,89 1375

• Fis(s)helak(e), Fys(s)helak(e) 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1304 Pat 1525 Brett

• Fis(s)helak(e) in Balne 1343 FF

• Fis(s)helaike 1590 FF

• Fis(s)hlak(e), Fys(s)hlak(e) 1316 Vill 1329 ADi 1548 YChant

• Fis(s)hlaik(e) 1531 Testiv 1532 Fabr

• Fis(s)hlacke 1675 Comm53

• Fisclache 13 ADi 1202–9 YChviii

• Fisclac 1249 Ch

• Fiskelak(e) 1230 P 1252 Ass2d 1269 Ebor

Etymology

'Fish stream', v. fisc , lacu . Forms with Fis -, Fys - are AN  spellings, and those with Fiske - show the influence of the cognate ON  fiskr . On Balne as a district name, v. ii, 1infra .