Fawley

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county:
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Fawley
Hampshire
SU4503
refce: HANTSLOC.t

Fawley
otherwise: Falegia; Falelei, 1086; Faleleia, 1194

refce: Coates 1989
FAWLEY
Hypothetical Old English, either 'Fealuleah'='fallow(-coloured) wood/clearing' (ie: the colour of vegetation which is no longer green), or 'Fealgleah'='clearing with land broken in for arable'. A further complication concerns a 10th century charter form 'falethlea'. It is not known whether it refers to this place. If it does, then the first element would appear to be Old English 'filethe'='hay', but in a form which is that of the Mercian dialect.
The name of 'Fawley hundred' in east Hampshire, is as in the first sentence of this entry (1086 'Falelie' 1158 'Falelea').

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Fawley
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - New Forest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
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Fawly
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742

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Fawley
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - New Forrest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
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Fowley
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
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Fowley
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
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Fawley
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SZ49.jpg)

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Fallan
otherwise: Falley
Shown on an old map by Waghenaer 1583

refce: Waghenaer 1583
(WAG1GAZ.jpg)

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Falley
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
(SAX1SU40.jpg)

domesday
Falegia
Listed in Domesday Book
- Robbrige Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
refce: Domesday Book 1086 (3.19)
HAE TERRAE ... SVNT DE VICTV MONACHO. Wint. ... Ipse eps. ten. II hid~ in d~nio in FALEGIA quae se~p fuer~ in monasterio ...

domesday
Falelie
Listed in Domesday Book
- Bovre Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
refce: Domesday Book 1086 (NF2.1)
IN FORESTA NOVA et CIRCA EA~ ... WALCHELIN eps. habuit in FALELIE una~ hid~ et III v. trae. ... Modo e~ in foresta ...

domesday
Falegia
Listed in Domesday Book
- Rodbrige Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
refce: Moody 1862 (Domesday)

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