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Foxwist Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Foxwist Green 1842 OS
  • Foxwyste 1475 VR
  • Foxwiste 1487 ib
  • Foxwist 1488 MidCh
  • Foxwist iuxta Ouer 1503 ChFor
  • Foxewist 1542 NotCestr 1724
  • Fox's Green, Fox's Green Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Foxwist Green (110–625685), Foxwist Green 1842 OS, Foxwyste 1475 VR, Foxwiste 1487 ib, Foxwist 1488 MidCh, Foxwist iuxta Ouer 1503ChFor , Foxewist 1542 (1724) NotCestr, Fox 's Green , Fox 's Green Lane 1831 Bry, 'fox's lair', from fox and wist , with grēne 2 , cf. Foxtwist 1194.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site