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.

Frilsham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Frilsham

Historical Forms

  • Frilesham 1086 DB
  • Frillesham 1203 Cur
  • Fridlesham, Fridesham 1174 P
  • Fridelesham 1188 1223 Cur 1284 Ass 1327 SR
  • Fridlesham 1220 Fees
  • Frydelsham 1409 BM
  • Fretlesham 1214 Cur
  • Fritlesham 1241 Ass
  • Fridetheyn 1235–6 Fees
  • Friglesham 1242–3 Fees
  • Ffrithelesham 1248–52 FF
  • Finthelesham 1284 Ass

Etymology

'Friðel's homestead', v. hām . This unrecorded pers.n. is a strong form of Friðela found in Frilford (Pt 2).