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.

Fernily

Early-attested site in the Parish of Syresham

Historical Forms

  • Fernyleye 1365,1377 For
  • Little Fernily coppice 1790 WoodsRept

Etymology

Fernily (lost) is Fernyleye 1365, 1377For , Little Fernily coppice 1790 Woods Rept. 'Ferny clearing or wood,' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement