Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Fredebi 1086 DB

• Fredebia c.1130 LeicSurv

• Fredeby 1276 RH 1280 Cl

• Fretheby 1227,1229 Ch 1230,1233 Cl Hy3 Crox 1417,1419 Comp 1560 Rut 1605 Ipm

• Frethebye 1599 Fine

• Fritheby 1303 Pat 1322 Cl 1331 Fine 1359 Pat 1370 Cl

• Frytheby 1361 Ipm 1363 Inqaqd 1467 Deed 1477 Pat

• Frythby 1395 Hastings 1467 Deed

• Frethby 1406 WoCart 1449 Ipm 1488 Comp 1525 Fine 1634

• Frethbye 1599,1604,1607 ib

• Freythby e.14 WoCart 1449

• Freytheby 1415 Ass 1416 Comp

• Freithby 1473 CCR 1496 Ipm

• Freathbie 1634 Fine

• Freathby 1657 Deed 1658 Fine

• Freyby 1473 CCR 1526 AAS

• Freybie 1632 Fine

• Frayby 1525 AAS 1539 Deed

• Fraybe 1539 MinAccts

• Fraybey 1581 LEpis

• Fraby 1576 Saxton 1622 Burton

• Freby 1518 Visit 1535 VE 1575 Ipm 1666 SR

• Frebye 1552 AAS

• Freebie 1604 SR

• Freaby 1620 LML

• Freeby 1607 Fine

Etymology

'Fræthi's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The pers.n. Fræthi (Frethi ) is ODan.