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Survey of English Place-Names

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Foxhanger's Fms

Other OS name in the Parish of Rowde

Historical Forms

  • Foxangre 1246 Cl
  • Foxhangre 1255 RH
  • Voxhangre t.Hy3 Stowe
  • Foxhangres mede t.Ed3 For
  • Foxarnders al. Foxhangers 1541 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Foxangre 1246 Cl,Foxhangre 1255 RH (p), Voxhangre t. Hy 3Stowe 798, Foxhangres mede t. Ed 3For , Foxarnders al. Foxhangers 1541FF . ' Foxfrequented slope , ' v. hangra .