Freefolk

Freefolk, Laverstoke
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
Laverstoke
Hampshire
SU4948
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants XXV.2

Freefolk
otherwise: Frigefolc, 1086; Frivolk, 1245

refce: Coates 1989
FREEFOLK
Hypothetical Old English 'Freofolc'='free folk'. This is the only village name in England with 'folc' as the second element (contrast 'Norfolk, Suffolk'). The sense is unclear; 'folcland' was land not exempted from providing foodrent to the king (Stenton 1970: 306-8), which goes ill with 'freo'.

old map
Freefolk
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Evinger Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU45.jpg)

old map
Frifalke
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - Evinger Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU45.jpg)

old map
Frisalke
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Evinger Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU45.jpg)

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Frisalke
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Evinger Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU45.jpg)

old map
Frifalke
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Evinger Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU45.jpg)

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

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001