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.

Foxup

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Foxhop(e) 1457 FountBurs 1496 FountRent 1535 VE 1587 WillY
  • Foxehopp 1587 Skp
  • Foxoppe 1588 FF
  • Foxup(p) 1632 WRC 1675 PRArn

Etymology

Foxup, Foxhop (e )1457 FountBurs, 1496FountRent , 1535 VEet freq to 1587 WillY, Foxehopp 1587Skp 1, Foxoppe 1588 FF, Foxup (p )1632 WRC 209, 1675 PRArn. 'Fox valley', v. fox , hop ; it is a small deep valley which unites with that of Harrop infra to form the main valley of Littondale.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site