Foxley

F4O1X8L1E1Y4

proper noun

A hamlet in Yazor parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4146).

OriginOld English fox →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Foxlee · alternative Foxleigh

  1. A place in England:
    1. A hamlet in Yazor parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4146).
    2. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0321).
    3. A hamlet in Blakesley parish, South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP6451).
    4. A small settlement in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7953).
    5. A hamlet in Norton parish, north-west Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8985).
  2. A small suburb near Mount Vernon, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6562).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfox
  2. EnglishFoxley

From Old English fox + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Foxley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foxley

MLA

“Foxley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foxley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Foxley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foxley.

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