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.

Faulkner's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartfield

Historical Forms

  • Folkeneshest 1199 CurR
  • Folkenesherst 1279 Ass 1327 SR
  • Folkenshurst 1287 CplM
  • Folkynesherst 1296 SR
  • Folkenhurst 1316 FA
  • Folkenehurst 1334 SAC50,171

Etymology

Faulkner's Fm (6″) is Folkeneshest 1199 CurR (p), Folkenesherst 1279Ass , 1327 SR, Folkenshurst 1287CplM , Folkynesherst 1296 SR, Folkenhurst 1316 FA, Folkenehurst 1334 SAC 50, 171. 'Folcwine 's wood' (a. hyrst ), with common later corruption of the second element.