Faxton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Faxton
Historical Forms
- Fextone 1086 DB
- Fachestuna 1121 AC
- Fakestuna 12th France
- Facheston c.1230 ADA15466
- Fagestona c.1225 StFrides
- Faxton(a) 1166 P
- Faxton al. Faxon 1572 FF
- Foxton 1335 Cl 1345 Ipm
- Fawxton al. Faxton 1579 FF
Etymology
There is a rare Scandinavian name Fákr , found in the form fakaR in a Danish Runic inscription (cf. Noreen, Altisländische Grammatik 379) and possibly also in the Norwegian p.n. Fax - staðr (NG x, 353). This, in combination with tun , would account for the p.n. Faxton. It should be borne in mind, however, that there are possibilities of an OE pers. name Fæcce , cf. Feaks Well (PN BedsHu 174) and Fackeswell in Clerkenwell (Mx) (1199 FF) which are hardly likely to contain a Scandinavian pers. name.
Places in the same Parish
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