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.

Oughton or Owton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stranton

Historical Forms

  • Ouetun 1146×51 Guis
  • Oveton 1189 DST
  • Ouetone 1235 Ass
  • Oueton 1236 ib
  • Oueton' 1323 Spec
  • Oweton 1468 IPM
  • Owton 1500,1512 IPM 1691 EnclA 1791 Hud 1717,1728 Eldon 1744
  • Oughton 1688 Salvin

Etymology

'Ofa's estate', OE  pers.n. Ofa , genitive sing. Ofan , + tūn.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement