Andersey Island
Early-attested site in the Parish of Culham
Historical Forms
- Andresia c.1104(c.1225),1225 Abingdon
- capellam Sancti Andreae de Insula c.1104 Abingdon c.1225
Etymology
Andersey Island is Andresia c. 1104 (c. 1225), 1225 Abingdon.'Andrew's island,' v. (ī)eg: it is so named from the Church of St Andrew (capellam Sancti Andreae de Insula c. 1104 (c. 1225) Abingdon), the site of which is marked on the 6″ map—cf. “Insula quaedam ad australem plagam monasterii…sita, Andresia a nomine Apostoli Andreae, cuius inibi ecclesia habebatur, nuncupata…” Abingdon. Cf. the surname Anderson.