Faws Grove
Early-attested site in the Parish of Swinbrook and Widford
Historical Forms
- (on) fæste graf 1059 StDenis 11th
- Fasshe grove 1551–2 Survey
- Fosgrove Coppice 1608–9 Survey
Etymology
Faws Grove (6″) is (on ) fæste graf 1059 (11th) St Denis , Fasshe grove 1551–2Survey , Fosgrove Coppice 1608–9Survey , v. grāf(a). The first element is OE fæst , 'firm, stiff, dense,' possibly used to describe a thick wood, though it is not recorded in precisely that sense.