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.

Oxey Mead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yarnton

Historical Forms

  • Oxhay 1774 Stapleton

Etymology

Oxey Mead takes name from Oxhay 1774 Stapleton. Probably 'ox-enclosure,' v. (ge)hæg. The same name occurs in Cropredy 419.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement