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.

Fox Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Souldern

Historical Forms

  • The Foxhall 1693 Blo
  • Fox Hole Lane 1808 EnclA

Etymology

Fox Hill is The Foxhall 1693 Blo. Foxhill Lane (6″) is Fox Hole Lane 1808EnclA . Probably 'foxes' burrow', v. fox-hole.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement