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 Thurlaston

Historical Forms

  • Foxlowe(s), Foxlohe, Foxlowegore, Foxlowemede c.1150 Pipewell
  • Foxley field, furlong, hill c.1720 Buccleuch

Etymology

Foxley Fm is Foxlowe (s ), Foxlohe , Foxlowegore , Foxlowemede c. 1150Pipewell , Foxley field , furlong , hill c. 1720Buccleuch . 'Fox barrow or hill,' v. hlaw .

Places in the same Parish