The Dove (Culver), in
- Culver-hayes, the dove’s field.
The Wren, in
- Wren-hurst, the wren’s thicket;
- Wren-thorpe, the wren’s village.
The Hen (Haen), in
- Hen-stead,
- Hen-baun,
- Hen-don, the hen’s hill;
- Hen-ley, the hen’s meadow;
- Hinton, the hen’s town.
The Goose, in
- Gas-garth, the enclosure of the geese;
- Gos-forth, the ford of the geese;
- Gas-dale, the vale of the geese.
The word Fowl, which occurs in numerous places, had originally a much wider meaning than at present. Any flying creature, was a bird; and in this sense we find it in