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Also known as Foxcotte, Hampshire, Foxcott

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 south-east from the hamlet.

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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 south-east from the hamlet.

== History == thumb|Southward view across site of Deserted Medieval Village of Foxcotte (2022) Foxcotte was a manor of some notability during and after the reign of William the Conqueror thumb|Estate map of Foxcotte Manor near Andover 1614 onwards showing land at Abbott Sande Common Land surrounding the hamlet is designated a "deserted medieval village" suggesting the hamlet was much larger, although the listing does not include any detail. 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. Foxcotte Manor House is shown. Lands to the south at Abbott Sande Common are included. Two further maps in the same production document nearby copyholder land at Charlton. 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.

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