Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Faghadre Hy1 Dugdvi

• Faghedre 1130–9 YChvi

• Fagheder c.1230 YDi 1235 FF 1333 Riev

• Fahedder 1276 RH

• Faheddre 1285 Riev

• Faued(d)re 1150–60 YCh 1160 Riev

• Favedre 12,1333 Riev

• Fawedre 13 Drax47d 1539 Riev

• Alde Fawedre 13 Drax47d

• Fawatter other waies called Fayrewether 1540 Testvi

• Fawe(a)ther 1616 FF 1636 WillY

• Foweather 1779 PRAdd

Etymology

'Many-coloured heather', v. fāg , hǣddre , an early instance of the use of this word for heather .