Flete
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeton
Historical Forms
- Flutes 1086 DB
- Flutte 1340 Ipm
- Flute Damarle 1396 ADiv
- Flete 1198 Abbr 1224 Bracton 1238 Ass
- Flethe 1242 Fees770
- Flitte 1303 Misc
- Flitte Daumarle 1334 SR
Etymology
v. fleot . The name probably denoted the spot where the Erme became navigable, or the point to which the tide reached. Guy de Alba Marl held the manor in 1198 (Abbr). Cf. Sydenham and Stoke Damarel supra 209, 240.