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.

Feltham Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Silton

Historical Forms

  • Fyletham 1327 SR
  • Filtham 1332 SR
  • Fyltam 1541 Prideaux
  • Feltham 1811 OS

Etymology

Feltham Fm (ST 774301), Fyletham 1327SR (p)(2 ×), Filtham 1332 SR (p), Fyltam 1541Prideaux (p), Feltham 1811 OS, 'hay enclosure', from fileðe and hamm , identical in origin with Feltham So (DEPN) and Fillham D 285, cf. Studies2 171.