Fugglestone
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bemerton
Historical Forms
- Fughelistone 1236 FF
- Fugheleston juxta Wilton 1304 Ass
- Fugeleston 1242 Fees
- Fugelestun' 1245 WMxvi
- Fuelestone 1256 FF
- Fulston by Wylton 1504 Ipm
- Foulston 1627 WIpm
- Fogheleston(e) 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1292,1309 FF 1294 ADii 1341 NI 1428 FA
- Foggleston al. Foulston 1570 FF
- Fugglestone or Foulston 1773 AandD
Etymology
'Fugol 's farm,' v. tun . Fugol is the OE fugol , 'bird,' here no doubt used as a personal name. The normal development would be to Fowlstone , but contracted forms such as Fughleston seem to have led to a stopping of [g] before following [l], leading to a pronunciation [fʌgəl].