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.

Foxworthy

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lustleigh

Historical Forms

  • Ferkesworthy 1399 Ct

Etymology

'Færoc 's worþig.' This pers. name is not recorded, but might be a diminutive of an OE  Fær - name.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement