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Survey of English Place-Names

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Freeth Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Compton Bassett

Historical Forms

  • Frith alias Freeth 1671 Recov
  • Freeth Fm 1773 AandD

Etymology

is Frith alias Freeth 1671Recov , Freeth Fm 1773 A and D . v. fyrhðe , ' wooded country . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement