Fairstead
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fairstead
Historical Forms
- Fairstedam 1086 DB
- Fairested' 1185 RotDom
- Fay(e)rsted(e) 1243–5 FF 1255 Ass
- Feirstude 1280 Ipm
- Feyrsted(e) 1283 Pat 1363 Cl
- Fahirstiam 1185 RotDom
- ffayrste, ffairste 1254,1285 Ass
- ffarenstede ib.
- Ferstede 1185 Templars
- Farsted(e) 1223 Pat 1248 Ass
- Fiersted 1536 FF
- Firested 1607 Kip
- Firsted or Fayrested, Fristed (map) 1594 N
Etymology
'The fair, pleasant place,' v. fæger , stede .