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Survey of English Place-Names

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Owstmarsk

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kingston upon Hull

Historical Forms

  • Oust(e)mersk(e) 1339 Extent 1347 BenchBook 1415 YI
  • Oustmerk 1346,1353,1357 FF

Etymology

Owstmarsk (lost) is Oust (e )mersk (e )1339Extent , 1347BenchBook , 1415 YI, Oustmerk 1346, 1353, 1357 FF. 'East marsh,' v. austr , mersc (with Scand  sk for English sh ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement