Fridaywood Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Colchester
Historical Forms
- graua que appellatur Frideislond a.1272 Colch
- Fridayeswode (graua) 1291 For
- Frydaye Wode 1536 LP
Etymology
Fridaywood Fm is graua que appellatur Frideislond a. 1272 Colch, Fridayeswode (graua )1291For , Frydaye Wode 1536 LP.For names of this type cf. PN Sr 278, 410. The persistent s in the early forms of this name makes a ME surname Friday probable as the first element.