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 Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • The Foxling 1660 Norf
  • Foxhill 1771 M

Etymology

, The Foxling 1660Norf , Foxhill 1771M , v. fox , hyll ( or fox-hol ) , eng ' meadow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name