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.

Foulby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wragby

Historical Forms

  • Folebi, Foleby 1166–93 Nost105,109 13 1291–1312 Nost170d 1326 Ass1 1407 YDvii
  • Folleby 13 Nost107
  • Folby(e) 1390 Nost67d 1400 Pat 1415 Bodl71 1585 FF
  • Foulby 1437 Baild 1555 FF 1634 WillY
  • Fouldbie, Fouldby 1591 WillY 1607 FF
  • ffowbye 1598 SessnR

Etymology

'Foli's farmstead', from the ON  byname Foli (LindBN) or ODan  Foli (DaGP), v. .