Frogmore
Early-attested site in the Parish of King's and St Paul's Walden
Historical Forms
- Fogenham c.1270 BM
- Fogenham fyeld t.Ed6 Add
- Fognam downe 1597 ib
- Fogmer feild t.Chas1 ib
- Fogmor 1637 ib
- Fogmore feild 1698 ib
Etymology
Frogmore is Fogenham c. 1270 BM, Fogenham fyeld t. Ed 6Add , Fognam downe 1597 ib., Fogmer feild t. Chas 1 ib., Fogmor 1637 ib., Fogmore feild 1698 ib. The modern form is corrupt.The first element is evidently identical with that of Voghays (PN D 458), cf. also focgan crundel (KCD 1309). Of the two possible etymologies, a personal name Focga or an OE word *focga , the source of the dialect fog , 'coarse reeds,' etc., the former is the more likely here, since the place stands high, away from any stream.