Foxcote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Withington
Historical Forms
- Fuscote 1086 DB 1779 Rudder
- Foxcot(e) 12 Glouc 13 WinchLB 1200 Berk 1209 Fees 1221 Ass 1274 RH 1614 Dep
- Foxchotis 1200–10 Berk
- Foxcoate 1586 Comm
- Foxecot(e) 1214 Abbr 1221 Eyre
Etymology
Foxcote, Fuscote 1086 DB, 1779 Rudder 839, Foxcot (e )12 Glouc, 13 WinchLB, 1200 Berk, 1209 Fees, 1221Ass , 1274 RHet passim to 1614Dep , Foxchotis 1200–10 Berk, Foxcoate 1586Comm , Foxecot (e )1214 Abbr, 1221 Eyre. 'Fox lair or den', v. fox , cot , and for this compound cf. EPN i, 109.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Badgerbury Plant
- Barncombe Bottom
- Bogden Bank
- Bradley
- The Bratches
- Breakneck Bank
- Broadwell End
- Chatterley
- Day's Hill
- Elwell
- Foulwell Wood
- The Gulf Scrubs
- Hill Barn
- Kilkenny
- Lyde Bank
- Needlehole
- Northfield Fm
- Pinchley Wood
- Ravenswell Fm
- Shill Hill
- Shornhill Fm
- Smoke Acre
- Staple Fm
- Thorndale
- Turpin's Green
- Wall Grove
- Woodbridge