English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Fulbourn

Major Settlement in the Parish of Fulbourn

Historical Forms

  • Fuulburne c.1050 KCD907 13th LibEl c.1050,1170(12th) InqEl 1086
  • Fuleburna 1086 ICC
  • Fuleburne 1086 InqEl 1308 Pat
  • Fuleberne 1086 DB 1202 FF
  • Fulburne c.1060 ElyM 14th InqEl 1086
  • Fulburn(e) 1196–8 P 1517 ADii
  • Fulburn(e) Omnium Sanctorum, Fulburn(e) Sancti Vigoris 13th Ely
  • Fulbourn(e) 1291 Ch 1442 ADii
  • Fulborn(e) 1339 Pat 1441 FF
  • Fulborn(e) Wigors 1550 Pat
  • Fuelburne 1086 InqEl
  • Fugelburn(e) 1170 LibEl 1190–1 P 1198,1209 FF 1214 Cur
  • Fulgelburn' 1190 P 1199 FF
  • Fulghburn' 1220 Cur
  • Foleborne, Foleborna 1157 France t.Ric1 Ch 1332
  • Foleburn(e) c.1190 AddCh 1260 Pat 1286 FF
  • Folbourne 1328 Ipm 1439 Pat
  • Folburne 1310 Pat
  • Folberne 1246 Cl
  • Folleburn 1260 FF
  • Full(e)burn(e) 1219 Cur c.1250 SR 1275 RH 1291 Tax
  • Full(e)borne 1422 FF
  • Fulbrun 1475 ECP
  • Foul(e)bourn(e) 1298 Ass 1323,1462 Pat
  • Foul(e)borne 1325 FF
  • Foulbourg 1361 Cl

Etymology

'Stream frequented by birds,' v. fugol , burna . Fulbourn now consists of the united parishes of All Saints and St Vigors .