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.

Osbaldwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Osbaldwick

Historical Forms

  • Osboldeuuic 1086 DB
  • Osebaldewyke 1198–1216 RegAlbii.54d
  • Osbaldewyk(e) 1199 RegAlbi.38 1316 Vill 1330 For
  • Ossebaldewyke 1280 Ebor
  • Osbaldwyk(e) 1280,1289 Ebor 1354 Pap 1416 Fabr
  • Osberwick 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'Osbald's dwelling place,' v. wic . The first element is the OE  (Angl ) personal name Ōsbald .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement