English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oussaborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Morthoe

Historical Forms

  • Asaberga 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Aseberge
  • Osborough 1827 G

Etymology

The second element is beorg, 'hill.'The first element may, as suggested by Blomé (24), be the Scandinavian pers. name Asa , but the paucity of early spellings prevents any definite conclusion.

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