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.

Felsted

Major Settlement in the Parish of Felsted

Historical Forms

  • Feld(e)sted(e) 1082 France 1200 FF 1204 Cur 1285 Ass 1287 Pat 1292 FF
  • Felesteda 1086 DB 1163–88 France
  • Felesteld 1246 Ch
  • Phenstedā 1086 DB
  • Fenested 1246 Cl
  • Fynsted 1283 Pat
  • Felsted(e) 1086 DB 1153–92 France
  • Felstode 1352 FF
  • Fulestede 1212 RBE
  • Folsted 1536 LP
  • Felt(e)sted(e) 1230 Bracton 1238 SR 1239 FF 1274 RH 1295 Pat

Etymology

'Site in the open country,' v. feld , stede .