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.

Far Side Barns

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chelmorton

Historical Forms

  • Foweshide 1278 Pat
  • Fowesyde, Foweside 1289,1335 Misc
  • Frosidd 1582 Portland
  • Frosyde 1607 ib
  • Far Side Barns 1840 O

Etymology

Far Side Barns (lost), Foweshide 1278 Pat, Fowesyde , Foweside 1289, 1335 Misc, Frosidd 1582Portland , Frosyde 1607 ib, Far Side Barns 1840 O; 'multi-coloured slope', v. fāg , sīde , cf. Phoside Fm infra 115.