Foulsham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).

OriginOld English fugol →
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Meanings

proper nounFoulsham (countable and uncountable, plural Foulshams)

plural Foulshams · alternative Folsham · alternative Folsom · alternative Folson · alternative Fulgham · alternative Fulghum

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfugol“bird”
  2. EnglishFoulsham

From Old English fugol (“bird”) + -s- + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

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APA

Foulsham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foulsham

MLA

“Foulsham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foulsham. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Foulsham,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foulsham.

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