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.

Foulrice

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brandsby

Historical Forms

  • Fulryse 1301 LS
  • Fowlerice 1538 Dugdiv.567

Etymology

'Foul brushwood,' probably referring to 'a miry place overgrown with brushwood,' v. ful , hris .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement