> Please what is the etymology of the name Fylingdales in north Yorkshire?
According to http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/epntest/keytoepn.html:
'Fygela's people'. 'Dale' is a later addition.
OE pers.n., OE -ingas, OA dael
CDEPN 244
DEPN 190
Mills -
PNYN 116
Keith
PS: this leaves -s unexplained.
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