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.

Felday

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shere with Gomshall

Historical Forms

  • Fellday 1808 AbingerParReg

Etymology

Felday. This is Fellday in 1808 (Abinger ParReg), but its earlier history is uncertain. It is no doubt to be associated with Feldemore infra 259, just over the parish boundary, in Abinger.In a Rental of 1858 in the possession of Mr Bray of Shere, we have mention of Felde Bottom in Shere which seems to be the valley between the present Felday and Feldemore. Felde is clearly OE  feld, 'open space.' As the bottom of the valley is well watered, -ay may represent OE  eg, ME  ey , 'well-watered land.'