Foxash Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lawford
Historical Forms
- Foxash or Wignal Street 1768 M
- ffoxashe and ffoxashgreene 1604 Rental
- ffox(e)pightells vel ffoxes alias Loykes, ffoxes alias Stephens (from Robert Stephen), ffoxepightells alias Veyses alias Smythes alias ffoxes (from Sabine Veysey) 1604 Rental
- Wyggenhale 1255 Ass
- Wignall Streete 1604 Rental
Etymology
Foxash Fm is Foxash or Wignal Street 1768 M. The modern name is found as ffoxashe and ffoxashgreene (1604Rental ) and is manorial in origin, containing the same family-name as the neighbouring tenements of ffox (e )pightells vel ffoxes alias Loykes , ffoxes alias Stephens (from Robert Stephen ), ffoxepightells alias Veyses alias Smythes alias ffoxes (from Sabine Veysey )1604Rental . The alternative name is Wyggenhale 1255Ass , Wignall Streete 1604Rental (Wignall St survives locally). 'Wicga 's nook,' v. healh .