Frickley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clayton with Frickley
Historical Forms
- Fricelei(a), Frichelie, Frichehale 1086 DB
- Frikeley(a), Frykeley(a), Frykelay 12 RegAlbiii,26 1177–86 YChvi 1247 YI 1285 KI 1297 LS 1488 Ipm
- Frickelay, Fryckelay 1297 LS 1303 Aid
- Frikley, Frykley, Fryklay 1316 Vill 1395 BM 1552 Visit
- ffrycklaye 1582 PRFrick
Etymology
The first el. is probably an OE pers.n. Frica (as in Fricanþorn BCS 610); this can hardly be from the rare OE fricca , friccea 'a herald', but it may well be formed, as Ekwall (DEPN) has suggested, from OE frec 'greedy, eager' which has a by-form fric (cf. also related OE words frician 'to desire', friclo 'appetite').'Frica's glade or clearing', v. lēah .