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.

Foxley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eynsham

Historical Forms

  • Foxle 1247–8 AD 1346 FA

Etymology

Foxley Fm may take name from Foxle 1247–8 AD (p), 1346 FA (p).'Fox wood,' v. (a)h.