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.

Freegrove Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lyneham

Historical Forms

  • le Frythe 1249 Ass
  • la Frith 1343 Phillipps
  • Frith grove 1636 WIpm
  • Freegrove 1754 Sadler

Etymology

Freegrove Fm is le Frythe 1249Ass , la Frith 1343Phillipps , Frith grove 1636 WIpm, Freegrove 1754Sadler , v. fyrhðe , 'wooded area.'