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.

Fowles

Other OS name in the Parish of Clayton

Historical Forms

  • le Foghel 1327 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is to be associated with the family of William le Foghel (1327 SR) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement