Fulwell, Oxfordshire
Encyclopedia
Fulwell is a hamlet
in Enstone civil parish about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Fulwell's toponym
is derived from its "foul well". The hamlet was part of the Manor
of Spelsbury
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Enstone civil parish about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Fulwell's toponym
Toponymy
Toponymy is the scientific study of place names , their origins, meanings, use and typology. The word "toponymy" is derived from the Greek words tópos and ónoma . Toponymy is itself a branch of onomastics, the study of names of all kinds...
is derived from its "foul well". The hamlet was part of the Manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
of Spelsbury
Spelsbury
Spelsbury is a village and civil parish about north of Charlbury and about southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Spelsbury stands on a narrow hill between the Coldron and Taston brooks overlooking the River Evenlode and the ancient Wychwood Forest to the north.-History:The toponym is...
.