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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fibden Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampton Lovett

Historical Forms

  • Fibbedone 1241 FF
  • Fybedune 1275 SR
  • Febedon 1349 Pat
  • Ffybdon 1576 Wills

Etymology

No certainty is possible about this name. If there was an OE  pers. name Feolu-beorht , and such a compound is quite likely, Febba or Fibba is a possible pet-form from it. Hence, possibly, 'Febba's dun.'

Places in the same Parish