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.

Fox

Other OS name in the Parish of Kibworth Harcourt

Historical Forms

  • The Fox 1846,1863 White
  • Fox and Hounds 1877 White

Etymology

( P.H . ) ( lost ) , The Fox 1846, 1863 White; poss. to be identified with Fox and Hounds 1877White , but in 1918 Sale , a messuage is described as being formerly The Fox .