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.

Fawcettlees

Other OS name in the Parish of Askerton

Historical Forms

  • Fausett Leyes 1589 ExchKR 1601 Survey
  • Fawcett Lease 1598 Border
  • Falstedlees al. ye Clerkes 1603 Gilsland

Etymology

is Fausett Leyes 1589ExchKR , 1601Survey , Fawcett Lease 1598Border, Falstedlees al. ye Clerkes 1603 Gilsland . Fawcett here , as in Fawcett (We) , is derived from earlier faghesyde , ' variegated (hill)side , ' v. fāg , sīde . Other examples of this name are Facit (PN La 60) , Fawside in Lanchester (PN NbDu 82) , Fawside ( Berwick ) , Fallside Hill in Hume (Berwick) (Williamson 146) . Lees represents OE  lǣs , ' pasture . '