Etymology

Felkirk

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Today it means: A hamlet in South Hiendley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3812). Full definition →

Old Norse fjǫl
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromfjǫl“board, plank”
  2. English todayFelkirk

From Old Norse fjǫl (“board, plank”) + kirkja (“church”).

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