Foxton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Foxton
Historical Forms
- Foxetune 1086 DB
- Foxtona 1086 ICC
- Foxton(e) 1202–1352 FF
- Foxton(e) cum Hardliston 1334 Ct
- Foxtun 1218 SR
- Voxtun c.1300 Layer
- Foxston 1396,1446 FF 1485 Ipm
- Faxton 1549 Pat
Etymology
'Farm where foxes abound,' v. fox , tūn . Cf. also Foxildounis 1316Ct and Foxholys 1520Trinity (both in Foxton).