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.

Voulsdon Cross

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bratton Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Fokelesdune 1228 FF

Etymology

v. dun . The first element is almost certainly the OE  pers. name Fugul , cf. Fugglestone (PN W 87).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement