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.

Foldshaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Fouleschagh 1308 Font
  • Fouleshay 1496 FountRent
  • Fowleshawe 1615 FF

Etymology

Foldshaw, Fouleschagh 1308 Font, Fouleshay 1496FountRent , Fowleshawe 1615 FF. 'Bird wood', v. fugol , sceaga , but there is some ambiguity in names like this or Fulwith 117supra , since fugol cannot easily be kept apart from fūl 'dirty'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site