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.

Firby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bedale

Historical Forms

  • Fredebi 1086 DB
  • Fritheby 1184 RichReg 1252 Ass
  • Frytby 1282 YI 1283 Rich
  • Frythby, Frethby, Frithby 1285 KI 1352 FF 1400 YI
  • Firthby, Fyrthby 1485 Test 1566 FF
  • Fyrby 1566 FF

Etymology

'Frithi's farm' v. by . Cf. Fridebi , the old name of Felixkirk, and Fryton 199, 50supra .