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.

Fox Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Badby

Historical Forms

  • (on) foxhylle 944 BCS792
  • Foxhill(s) 1591 DuLaMiscBks

Etymology

Fox Hill is (on ) foxhylle 944 BCS 792, Foxhill (s )1591DuLaMiscBks . Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement