Foxholes
Major Settlement in the Parish of Foxholes
Historical Forms
- Foxele, Foxohole 1086 DB
- Foxhol(e), Foxhola, Foxholo 1086 DB 1100–15 MaryR 1353 Ipm
- Foxholes 1127–37 MaryR 1531 Test
- Foxhols c.1250–1402 Whitby
- Foxholis 1300 YI
- Foxhollys 1519 FF
- Foxhallis 1531 Test
- Foxola 1161–84 StoweCh
- Foxoles 1276 RH 1316 NomVill
- Fouxholes 1448 Bridl
Etymology
'Fox-earths,' v. fox-hol.