Fencot
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fencot and Murcot
Historical Forms
- Fencota 1146 Abingdon c.1225
- Feincota 1110–11 Abingdon c.1225
- Faincote c.1225 Abingdon
- Fennecote 1218 FF 1351 AD
- Fenecote 1247 FF
Etymology
'Cottage(s) on marshy ground,' v. cot(e), fenn .