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.

Fletchers

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Feccheroos, Fleccheroos 1475 Pat.

Etymology

With only these forms to work from, speculation is dangerous. But it is reasonably certain that the second part of this name is the Celtic word appearing as Irish ros , 'wood, headland,' Breton ros , 'hill,' Welsh  rhos , 'moor.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement