Fox Hole Down Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barrington
Historical Forms
- Focshaledene c.1240 Trinity
- Foxhal(e)dene, Foxhal(e)doun c.1250 ib
- Foxaldoune 1333, 1337 Ct
- le foxhall downe 1538 ib
- Fox(h)eld(o)une c.1250,1314 Trinity
- Fox(h)eldene c.1275,1285 ib
- Foxseldone c.1250 ib
- Foxseldene c.1252 ib
- Fox(h)ildene c.1285 ib
- Fox(h)ildoune 1316 ib
- Foxhellestounne 1309 Coleii
- Foxeldoune 1316 StCatharine's 1551
- Foxweldownhill 1522 Trinity
- Fox(e)hole, Fox(e)holedoune 1456 Ct
- Fox(e)hole Downehead 1489 ib
- Fox(e)hole Dounehil 1579 ib
- Fox Hole Down Farm c.1825 O.S.
Etymology
'Hill or valley by the nook or hill frequented by foxes.' The second element varied between healh and hyll and the third between dūn and dene . Later the name was assimilated to the more common foxhol .