English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Faugh

Other OS name in the Parish of Hayton

Historical Forms

  • Faughe 1589 ExchKR
  • The Faugh 1603 Gilsland 1640 Naworth
  • le Faugh 1626 Boothby

Etymology

is Faughe 1589ExchKR ,The Faugh 1603 Gilsland, 1640Naworth , le Faugh 1626Boothby . ' (the) fallow , ' v. f(e)alh .