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.

Frenchstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of George Nympton

Historical Forms

  • Freynston 1270 Ass
  • Frensheton 1330 SR 1340 SR 1331 FF
  • Frenston 1489 Ipm

Etymology

Freynston 1270Ass (p), Frensheton 1330SR (p), 1340SR , 1331FF , Frenston 1489 Ipm and perhaps takes its name from the family of William le Fra (u )nceis , a juror in South Molton Hundred in 1238 and 1244 (Ass ).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement