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.

Foxholes

Other OS name in the Parish of Hallaton

Historical Forms

  • Foxsholes 1392 FH
  • Foxholes 1707 Surv 1784 Bewicke 1846,1863,1877 White
  • Bewickes Fox Holes (with the surn. Bewicke), Big Fox Holes, First Fox Holes 1971 Surv

Etymology

, Foxsholes 1392FH , Foxholes 1707Surv , 1784Bewicke , 1846, 1863, 1877 White,Bewickes Fox Holes (with the surn. Bewicke ), Big Fox Holes , First Fox Holes 1971Surv , v. fox-hol .