Froxfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Froxfield
Historical Forms
- Forscanfeld 804 BCS324 c.1200
- Frossefeld 1166 P
- Froxefeld 1212 Cur 1268 Ass 1341 NI
- Froxfeld 1242 Fees 1289 Ass
- Froxfeld 1604 WMxxii
- Vroxfeld 1297 Ipm
- Throxfeld 1377 Cl
- Forsca burna in 778 (BCS 225)
Etymology
The stream here is called Forsca burna in 778 (BCS 225), i.e. 'frogs' stream,' v. forsc . If the form Forscanfeld is to be stressed, Ekwall (DEPN s. n .) is perhaps correct in taking the first element to be the gen. sg. of OE forsce , a stream-name denoting one that is frequented by frogs, rather than an error for forsca-feld , 'frogs' open space.' Cf. Frogmead (TA ) in the parish and Introd. xxi.