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.

Osberton Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worksop

Historical Forms

  • Osbernestune 1086 DB
  • Osbertona, Osberton(e) t.Hy1 Dugdvi 1227 Ebor 1240 FF 1242 Fees
  • Oseberton ib. (p)

Etymology

Osberton Hall is Osbernestune 1086 DB, Osbertona , Osberton (e )t. Hy 1 Dugd vi, 1227 Ebor, 1240FF (p), 1242 Feeset freq , Oseberton ib. (p). 'Osbern 's farm,' v. tun . Osbern is an anglicised form of the ON  personal name Ásbjørn .