Foscott
Major Settlement in the Parish of Foscott
Historical Forms
- Foxescote 1086 DB
- Foxcote 1197 Fines
- Foscote 1486 BM 1526 LS
- Foscotte 1535 VE
Etymology
'Fox-cottage(s),' presumably so-called because fox-infested.v. cot(e), cf. Foscote (Nth) and Foscott (D). No stress need be laid on DB s , cf. Gawcott infra .
Places in the same Parish
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