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.

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

'of the Flemings,' from some Flemish settlement here. v. Introduction.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site