English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Foxley Hall, Foxley Ho & Foxley Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Foxleg(h) 1272,1302 Plea
  • Foxleia, Foxley 13 Tab 1489 ChRR

Etymology

Foxley Hall, Foxley Ho & Foxley Lodge, Foxleg (h )1272, 1302 Plea (p), Foxleia , Foxley 13 Tab (p), 1489 ChRR (p), 'fox clearing', v. fox , lēah , cf. Higher Lane infra .