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.'