Foxcotte

Foxcotte is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Charlton in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England.

Its nearest town is Andover, which only lies approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south-east from the hamlet.

[2] An Estate map dated from 1614 was produced for Sir Edward Barrett by cartographer John Walker (1577-1618) documenting lands within the manor of Foxcotte.

[5][6] In combination these indicate the size and nature of the manor as at 1614 and offer evidence as to the content of the mediaeval hamlet's holding.

[9] By 1912 the church was sufficiently deteriorated that it was listed as "Remains of" On an 1805 map the hamlet was listed as "Fofcot"[10] On an 1895 map it is listed as "Foxcott"[11] The hamlet is today made up of "Foxcotte Farm", the former Church (now a private house), a thatched house to the north, a post Second World-War in-fill house and arguably "Lower Farm" to the south.

Southward view across site of Deserted Medieval Village of Foxcotte (2022)
Estate map of Foxcotte Manor near Andover 1614 onwards showing land at Abbott Sande Common
Estate map of Foxcotte Manor, near Andover 1614 onwards, showing Foxcott Manor House.
Ordnance Survey map 1866-1889 showing Foxcotte