Owthorne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Owthorne
Historical Forms
- T(h)orne 1086 DB
- Thorne in Wythornse 1187–97 Melsa
- Outthorn(e), Owtthorn(e) 1187–97 Melsa 1331 FF 1449 ADiii
- Owtthoren 1297 LS 1304 YI 1349 Meaux
- Wthorne t.John AddCh
- Uthorn 1268 FF
- Hut(h)orn(e) 1260 Rental, YI
- Utthorne 1294 YI
- Ut(t)ethorne 1285 KI 1289 Ebor
- Outehorne 1486 Test
- Outhorn(e), Owthorn(e) 1316 NomVill 1336 Ch
- Thorn als. Owthorn 1512 FF
- Seathorne als. Owthorne 1608 FF
Etymology
'The thorntree,' v. þorn . OE ūt (e ) 'out' used in the sense 'remote,' as in Out Newton supra 19. Cf. the use of out as an alternative to far in Farmarsh infra 39. Danish parallels include Uder -Bjærgum (DaSN(Sj) iii, 51), Udby (ODan Utby ), Ude - Sundby (DaSN(F) 116). Later called Sea - from its proximity to the sea.