English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oxcroft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolsover

Historical Forms

  • Ox(e)croft 1212 RBE 1255 FF 1281 Ass 1293 Fees 1306 Ass

Etymology

Oxcroft, Ox (e )croft 1212 RBE, 1255 FF, 1281Ass , 1293 Fees, 1306 Ass et freq . 'Small enclosure for oxen', v. oxa , croft .