Flimby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Flimby
Historical Forms
- Flemyngeby 1171–5 CWiii 1333
- Flemingeby 1201 ChR 1279 FF
- Flemingby, Flemyngby c.1174 HolmC
- etfreq 1428 Pat
- Flemynby 1279,1292 Ass
- Flembye t.Hy8 AOMB
- Flymbye 1571 FF
Etymology
'bȳof the Flemings,' from some Flemish settlement here. v. Introduction.