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.

Ogdown Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chieveley

Historical Forms

  • Okdone 1327 SR
  • Okedown Cop' 1538 RentSur
  • Ockden, Okeden 1547 LRMB
  • Okedowne Wood, Okedens, Ogdene Mede 1550 ib
  • Ogdown 1840 TA

Etymology

Ogdown Barn, Okdone 1327SR (p), Okedown Cop '1538RentSur , Ockden , Okeden 1547LRMB , Okedowne Wood , Okedens , Ogdene Mede 1550ib , Ogdown 1840TA , 'oak hill', v. āc , dūn .