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.

Fowlbrook Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ewhurst

Historical Forms

  • Fugelesbroc(k), Fuggelsbrock, Fuggelbroc, Fuggesbroc c.1200 Pens
  • Fukelesbrok 1261 Ass
  • Fugesbroke c.1300 Pens

Etymology

Fowlbrook Wood is Fugelesbroc (k ), Fuggelsbrock , Fuggelbroc , Fuggesbroc c. 1200 Pens, Fukelesbrok 1261Ass (p), Fugesbroke c. 1300 Pens. 'Fugol 's meadow' (v. broc ), though here it might be 'bird's meadow' (v. fugol ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement