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.

Fuge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blackawton

Historical Forms

  • Fuwyche 1269,1425 FF
  • Fewche 13th Torre 15th
  • Fuwiche 1330 FF
  • Fuyche 1333 SR
  • Feweche 1481 Cl
  • Fuyge 1534 Recov

Etymology

This may be a compound of OE  feoh ,'cattle,' and wic. Cf. Cowick infra 438.