Foxcotte
| Foxcotte | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 The old church in Foxcotte | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU344472 |
| Location: | 51°13’23"N, 1°30’32"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Andover |
| Postcode: | SP10 |
| Dialling code: | 01264 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
Foxcotte is a small hamlet by Charlton in Hampshire. Its nearest town is Andover, just a mile and a half to the south-east of Foxcotte.
History
Foxcotte was a manor of some notability during and after the reign of William the Conqueror[1]
Land surrounding the hamlet is designated a "deserted mediæval village": the hamlet of today is all that remains of what was once a substantial village.[2]
The history of the church is somewhat obscure, it seems the current structure was built in 1840 on the remains of, or in addition to an earlier mediæval structure.@[3]
By 1912 the church was sufficiently deteriorated that it was listed as "Remains of"
The hamlet is today made up of "Foxcotte Farm", the former church (now a private house), a thatched house to the north, an in-fill house built after the Second World War and Lower Farm to the south.
Although the hamlet it significantly less rural than it once was, with the expansion of both Andover and Charlton, it is detached from the Andover area and, with the exception of the south-east, is fully surrounded by agricultural land.
The former chapel, known as Foxcotte Tower, now a private house,[4] and Manor Farmhouse are both Grade II listed buildings.[5]
References
- ↑ A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 4 pp 345-358: Parishes: Foxcotte and Andover (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1001821: Foxcott deserted mediæval village (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1264704: Foxcott Tower (Grade @ listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1264704: Foxcote Tower (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1093496: Manor Farmhouse (Grade II listing)