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Foxton is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north-west of Stockton-on-Tees, near Stillington.
The origin of the place-name is from the
Foxton is a small village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north-west of Stockton-on-Tees, near Stillington.
The origin of the place-name is from the Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...
words ''fox'' and ''denu'' meaning valley frequented by foxes. The place-name appeared as ''Foxedene'' in c. 1170.
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Villages in County Durham Sedgefield {{Durham-geo-stub