The origin of the place-name is from the
Old English words fox and denu meaning valley frequented by foxes. The place-name appeared as Foxedene in c. 1170.[3]
^Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 194.
ISBN9780199609086.