Fulwood

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085). countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English Fulewde, from Old English fūl (“dirty, foul”), definite form fūla + wudu (“wood”), 'the dirty wood'. The first element could possibly otherwise come from fugol (“bird, fowl”), thus 'wood where fowling takes place'.

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