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.

Osleston

Major Settlement in the Parish of Osleston and Thurvaston

Historical Forms

  • Oswardestune 1086 DB
  • Oslaweston c.1141 Tutbury
  • Oslaueston e.13th WollCh
  • Oslaveston e.13th DbCh
  • Osselaweston' 1226 Tutbury
  • Os(e)laston(e) 1272 Ass 1298 Ipm 1306 Ass 1321 FF 1328 Banco 1610 Speed
  • Oselaxton 1255 FineR
  • Oisilaston 1535 Val

Etymology

'Ōslaf's farm', v. tūn . The DB form has been wrongly written and the correction placed above.