Foscott (also called Foxcote and Foscote) is a hamlet and civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Thornton. In the 20th century a reservoir was built within Foscote, named Foxcote Reservoir. It is just to the north of Maids Moreton.
The name was Anglo Saxon in origin, meaning "Fox cottage".
Population of Foscott
In the earliest government census of 1801, there were 85 inhabitants in 17 families living in 17 houses recorded in Foscott.
Census Year
Population of Foscott
1801
85
1811
91
1821
119
1831
107
1841
119
1851
99
1861
96
1871
79
1881
72
1891
58
1901
46
Rectors of the Parish Church of St Leonard, Foscott
According to George Lipscomb's 1847 The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham there were 39 rectors of the Parish of Foscott, between 1220 and 1840. The church was converted into a private residence in the 1970s.[2]
