Oxcroft Estate
village · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Oxcroft likely means 'Oxa's croft'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word for a small field or piece of land.
Word origins
- Ox
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name(from Oxa "personal name")
- croft
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall field(from croft "small field, enclosed land")
Historical forms
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