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.

Forkers Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Settrington

Historical Forms

Fridker 1190–1220 YCh626

Etymology

Forkers Lane (6″) is Fridker 1190–1220 YCh 626. Possibly 'marsh near the wood,' v. fyrhð , kiarr and Introd. xxix.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement