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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.

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.