Folkton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Folkton
Historical Forms
- Fulcheton 1086 DB
- Fulketuna, Fulketon' 1162–7 Riev 1220 Ass
- Folchetun 12th Riev
- Folketun, Folketon(a) 12th Bridl 1243 Abbr 1418 YI
- Folketun in Hertforthlith 12th YCh1180 1447
- Folktunie, Folkton 1153–86 Riev 1349 FF 1828 Langd
- Folkinton' 1230 P
- Folkeston 1336 FF
- Folton 1525 Test
- Foulton 1650 ParlSurv
- Fowlton 1695 Morden
Etymology
'Folki 's farmstead,' from OScand Folki (influenced by the Norman name Fulk ) or ODan Fulke (a side-form of ODan Folki , cf. DaPN 307) and tun . Cf. Foulbridge, PN NRY 98.