Folksworth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Folksworth
Historical Forms
- Folchesworde 1086 DB
- Fulkewwurþe c.1150 Thorney c.1300–25
- Fulkesw(o)rthe 1152–8 NLC 1220 Fees334 1220,1240 Ass 1248 For 1276 Ass 1316 FA
- Fuchowurda 1155 NLC
- Fukessord 1160–5 NLC
- Fulcheswurda 1167 P 1181 P
- Folkesw(o)rth(e) 1185 Templars c.1200 FF 1253 Ass 1260,1270 For 1286 Orig 1292 Ipm 1322
- Fukeswrth 1201 Cur
- Fukeswurth 1227 Ass
- Fakewurth 1227 Ass
- Fokesworth 1239 FF
- Foukewrth 1253 For
- Falkesworth 1267–85 ADiv
- Fukewurth 1270 Ass
- Foukeswurth 1272 FF
- Folkewurth 1276 RH
- Fakesworth 1314,1315 Ipm
- Felkesworth 1348 Cl
- Foxworth 1526 LS
Etymology
'Folc's enclosure' v. worþ . Folc is not on independent record in OE but is a regular shortened form of OE names in Folc - and is found both in its strong and weak form in folcanstan (BCS 408) and folces stan (ib. 813) for Folkestone (K). The numerous Fulk - forms are to be accounted for by the influence of the common French name Fulk , itself ultimately of the same origin.
Places in the same Parish
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