Where is Fortesset?

Question

In early Hicks profiles on wikitree there is repeated reference to a place name called Fortesset in Gloucestershire - eg. Hicks-730. I can't find any reference to Fortesset outside online family trees, which makes me think it could either be a corruption of a real place name (Frocester?), mistranscription, or just plain made up- but does anyone else have any knowledge of how it came about? 

Comments

There was a family Fortesset in Gloucestershire, that appears to have been landed, so perhaps their seat was known by the family name.

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Hi Melanie, have you seen a source for the Fortesset family?

Thanks

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I have no idea how accurate it may be, as I don't delve beyond 1500 (more than enough to keep be busy 1501 and on) -- but here's one : Lady Elizabeth Fortesset (1415–1455) • FamilySearch

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Thanks Melanie, I’m still not sure where the information has come from originally.

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The father of the Elizabeth Melanie linked to is written FortesseNt (Cap for emphasis). Maybe that helps a bit further.