Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pholifet 12 YDiv 1154–76 YChx

• Folyfat 1190–1210 YChx l.12 Font

• Folifait, Folifeit, Folyfait 1190–1210 YChx l.12 Font c.1200 YDx 13 Percy 1202–8 Ass 1203–1269 FF 1204–8 YDiv 1212–36 YChx c.1230 Percy 1505 Ipm

• West Folifait 1379 PT

• Folifaith, Folyfaith, Folifeith 1190–1212 YChx 1198 Fount 1276 RH 1443 YDvi

• West Folifaith 1328 Banco

• Folifeld 1204 YDiv

• Foliflet 1251 Ass

• Follifait, Follyfait 1217 YDix,73 1585 YASMd 1612 FF

• Folyfoyt 1279–81 QW

• Foulisfait 1310 Ch

• Folifate 1444 YDvi 1472 SpfCt 1585 FF

• Follyfate 1538 YDv

• Follyfet(t), Follifet(t) 1558 WillY 1587 YDvi 1630 KnaresW

• Follyfeate 1593 WillY

• Follifoot(e), Follifoott, Follyfoot(e) 1580,1587 WillY 1615 FF 1641 Rates

Etymology

'(Place of) a horse-fight', v. fola , (ge)feoht, cf. Follifoot iv, 242supra , from which it is distinguished as 'West'.