Ferring, East and West
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ferring
Historical Forms
- Ferring 765 BCS198 14th
- Ferryng(e) 1296 SR 1316 FA 1332 SR
- Feringes 1086 DB 1305 FF
- Ferringis 1172 P
- Ferringes 1201 Cur 1203 Cur 1272 Ass
- Ferrynges 1279 Ass
- Fering' 1201 Cur 1230 Cl 1249 FF
- Feringg 1284 FA
- Ferrinkes c.1246 ADiii
- Westferiḡ 1261 Ass
- Estferryng 1379 LibC
- atte Fering' 1288 Ass
- Fyrryng 1535 VE
- Farryng 1660 Wills
Etymology
The history of this name is probably that given by Ekwall (PN in -ing 43–4) for Feering (Ess), viz. that it is from OE Fēringas , with the same stem that is found in OE fēre , gefēra .The vowel has been shortened in the tri-syllable, cf. Reading (Berks), with similar shortening from OE Rēadingas .