WHAT’S IN A NAME
Fishlake (OE Fisc- lacu, ‘fish stream’).
Various spellings of the place name Fishlake from historical records.
Fiscelac 1086 Doomsday Book PNWRY.
Fixcale “ “ “ “
Fislac 1147 Early Yorkshire Charters viii. (PNWRY)
Fyslake 1150 Index to the Charters and Rolls vol 2 British Museum. (PNWRY)
Fiselac 1180-5 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 8 “ (PNWRY)
Fislach 1194 Pipe Rolls PNWRY
Fyschelake 1194-9 Early Yorkshire Charters viii (PNWRY)
Fisclache 1202-09 Early Yorkshire Charters viii (PNWRY)
Fisclac 1249 Calendar Of Charter Rolls vol 6 (PNWRY)
Fiskelak 1230 Pipe Rolls. (PNWRY)
Fiskelake " " " (PNWRY)
Fislache Edward 1 1272-1307 Catalogue of Ancient Deeds (PRO)
Fithlake 1293 Catalogue of Ancient Deeds. (PRO).
Fisela 1300-01 In foot note Fasti Parochialis p114 from CPL i 595.
Fyshlak 1316 Feudal Aids vi p 203.
Fisslak 1329 Catalogue of Ancient Deeds. (PRO)
Fisslake 1370 Yorkshire Feet of Fines (PNWRY)
Fysshelalake 1379 Poll Tax Returns vol 6 YAJ
Fhyslak 1394-3 Collectanea, Oxford Historical Society Vol
Fyschelelak 14 th century Collectanea , Oxford Historical Society Vol
Fyschlake 1406 Wills in the York Registry vol3 Fol 251
Fysshlake 1448 “ “ “ “ “ vol2 Fol 189
Fyshelak 1407 Will of John Simson
Fislak 1428 Feudal Aids vi p 203
Fysshelawe 1428 " " " p 335
Fifshelake 1451 Wills in the York Registry f238
Fisshelack 1459 Will of John Pinder
Fyschlaike 1501 Wills York Registry vol 6 Fol 18
Fishlake 1510 " " “ vol 8 Fol 61 and generally spelt this way 1600.
Fisshlake 1527 vol 9 Fol 399
Fishelacke 1534 vol 11 Fol 153
Fishelayke 1547 vol 13 Fol 347
Fishelaicke 1549 vol 13 Fol 546
Fishlaake 1549 vol 13 Fol 655
Fishelaake 1550 vol 3 Fol 656
Fischlake 1551 vol 13 Fol 913
Fyshlayke 1552 vol 13 Fol 983
Fisshelake 1552 vol 13 Fol 917
Fyshelyke 1551 vol 15 pt 2 Fol 138
Fyshlaike 1551 vol 15 pt 2 Fol 197
Fyshlake 1568 vol 18 Fol 84
Fyshelake 1569 vol 18 Fol 194
Fishelake 1572 vol 19 Fol 732
Fysshelake 1572 vol 19 Fol 669
Fyshelaike 1572 vol 19 Fol 384
Fyshlaik 1572 vol 19 Fol 593
Fysshelaike 1573 vol 19 Fol 669
Fishlaick 1575 vol 20 Fol 52
Fishelaike 1581 vol 22 Fol 183
Fyshelaicke 1582 vol 22 Fol 453
Fyshacke 1583 vol 22 Fol 465
Fyshelacke 1584 vol 22 Fol 603
Fishlayke 1594 vol 27 Fol 168
Fishlacke 1599 administration act book
Fishleake 1619 vol 36 Fol 174
Fyshlack 1673 Hatfield Parish Register Bap William Parkin
Fishlock Early 17 th century maps and 1735 Will of Francis Simpson
From PNWRY ‘The Place name of West Riding of Yorkshire’. Ed. AH Smith vol. XXX
57 examples.
Rob Downing 9 March 2017.
Rob Downings research at hhttps://wordpress.com/view/fishlakeheritage.wordpress.com