English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Fillongley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Fillongley

Historical Forms

  • Filingelei, Filungelei, Felingelei, Filunger (sic) 1086 DB
  • Fillingeleia 1189 Ch 1332
  • Fillingelegh 1232 Ass
  • Fillingle(y) 1227 Ch 1273 Ipm 1546 LP
  • Vetus Fillingele 1236 Fees
  • Fillingheley 1247 SR
  • Holdefyllyngley 1498 Ipm
  • Filungelege(e), Filyngelege(e) 1206 Cur 1221 Pap 1235 Fees
  • Fil(l)ungle(ye) 1291 Tax 1299,1348 Ipm 1314 Cl
  • Phyllungele 1262 Ass
  • Fylungleye 1366 ADiv
  • Filingele 1206 Cur
  • Filinglegh 1251 Cl
  • Filingleye 1266 Pat
  • Fylingleye 1330 FA
  • Filongele 1265 Misc 1298 Ipm
  • Fillongley al. Fyllungle 1313 Ipm
  • Fyl(l)ongley 1345 ADiii 1383 ADi 1564 ADv
  • Philonglaye 1540 BM
  • Yong Fyllonghley 1557 Recov
  • Philongley 1663 FF
  • Fellungele 1292 Ipm
  • Felynley 1345 Lichf
  • Oldfelongley 1369 MinAcct
  • Oldefylangeleye 1293 Ass
  • Oldefilungeleye 1299 ib
  • Oldefilyngleye 1301 Cl
  • Fynnynley 1500 KnowleG

Etymology

This is probably from OE  Fyglingaleage , 'clearing of the people of Fygla ,' v. leah . For the pers. name Fygla , v. s. n. Fylingdales (PN NRY 116). For the -unge - forms cf. s. n. Oddingley (PN Wo 152). Old Fillongley was that part of Fillongley which was at one time held by the monks of Coventry (Dugdale 740).