The Fulfen
Early-attested site in the Parish of Saffron Walden
Historical Forms
- Fulefen 1248 Ch
- fful(l)efen, fful(l)efannebrade, ffulfennebrede, fullewanne, Wolfannebrad, Wulwannebrad 1387,1411 Walden
- ffulfangrene 1500 Will
- Fulvan grene, Vulvan shott, Ful(l)fan 1605 WaldenA
Etymology
The Fulfen (6″) is Fulefen 1248 Ch, fful (l )efen , fful (l )efannebrade , ffulfennebrede , fullewanne , Wolfannebrad , Wulwannebrad 1387, 1411Walden , ffulfangrene 1500Will , Fulvan grene , Vulvan shott , Ful (l )fan 1605WaldenA . 'Foul marsh,' v. ful , fenn . brade from OE brǣdu , 'breadth,' hence 'a broad cultivated strip.' Cf. Fulfin in Brentwood 1654 Index vi. For f > v > w , v. Introd. xxxvii, and cf. Wolvens Fm (PN Sr 251).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Audley End
- Buckenhoe Barn
- Roos Hill, The Roos
- Stonebridge olim Warkway Bridge
- Pounce Hall, Pounce Wood
- Sewards End alias Sewer's End
- Kibberdys
- St Aylotts
- Grimsditch Wood
- Repell Ditches
Other OS name
- Almshouse Wood
- Bridge End Gardens
- Burntwood End
- Bury Hill
- Campions
- Castlehill Ho
- Chapelend
- Claypits
- Conduit Plantation
- Copt Hall
- Fairy Croft
- Farmadine
- Foulslow Bridge
- Rowley Hill
- The Vineyard
- Little Walden
- Whitehill Wood
- Will's Alley
- Hanging Ley
- Hunters' Well
- John's Acre
- Madge Hobbs Wood
- Mead Hall
- Millfield
- Mollpond Wood
- Monk's Hall
- Northend
- Peaslands
- Pond Plantation
- Reeding Cottages
- Robins Grove
- Bears Hall
- Hill's Wood
- Shirehill
- Ashwell's Grove
- High Balks
- Sadlers