Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Flasco 1294 Ass

• Flascowe 1361 Ipm 1363 NB 1589 LRMB

• Flasshou 1362 Cl

• Flatscogh, Flascogh 1363 GDR

• Flaschowe 1363 Ipm

• Fluscoo 1568 LRMB

• (forest de) Flaskoo 1589 ib

• Fluskay 1599 PR(Greystoke)

• Flastoth Wood 1323 Ipm

• the wood of Flascowe 1323 Cl

• Flasescogh 1359 Ipm

• Flascoe 1601 Survey

Etymology

Professor Ekwall suggests ON  Flatskógr , 'flat wood', comparing Norw  Flaaskogen MNorw  Flataskog (Gaardnavne xiv, 146), and Evenwood Du. Four other examples of this name have so far been noted—Flaska infra 222, the field-name Flasco in Waverton supra 160, a lost name in Dufton (We) which has forms Flastoth Wood 1323 Ipm, the wood of Flascowe 1323 Cl, Flasescogh 1359 Ipm, Flascoe 1601Survey , and Flascoe Wood in Musgrave (We) for which no early forms have yet been found.