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.

dicfurlang '

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • dicfurlang ' Hy3 Rut
  • Netherdicfurlong ' 1316 Rut 1317 Rut
  • vuerdikfurlang ' Hy3 Rut
  • ouirdicfurlongk 1316 Rut
  • Houirdikfurlong Edw1 Rut
  • Huwirdikefurlong ' Edw1 Rut
  • ouerdykforlong ' 1352 Rut

Etymology

dicfurlang' Hy 3, Netherdicfurlong' 1316, 1317 (v. neoðera), vuerdikfurlang' Hy 3, ouirdicfurlongk 1316, Houirdikfurlong Edw 1, Huwirdikefurlong' Edw 1 bis, ouerdykforlong' 1352 (v. uferra) (v. dík, furlang)