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Foxcovert

Other OS name in the Parish of Riseholme

Historical Forms

  • Fox Covert 1839 Monson 1841 LindDep
  • Fox covert Close 1839 Monson

Etymology

, Fox Covert 1839Monson , 1841LindDep , Fox covert Close 1839Monson , ' a close near a fox's covert, hiding place ' ( v. fox , cover(t) , clos(e) and cf. Field 82–3 ) .