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.

Foxen Gate

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • c.1965 Surv
  • Foxen Gate Furlong 1696 Map
  • Foxenway 1696 Map
  • Middle Foxenway Leys 1696 Map
  • Neather Foxenway Leys 1696 Map
  • Upper Foxenway Leys 1696 Map

Etymology

Foxen Gate (Foxen Gate Furlong 1696 (v. gata, furlang), Foxenway 1696 (v. weg), Middle Foxenway Leys, Neather Foxenway Leys, Upper Foxenway Leys 1696 (v. leys); the road to Foxton which lies 4 miles to the north - east)