Audley End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Gestingthorpe
Historical Forms
- Othelvesho 1309 StJohn
- Hotweluesho 13th ib
- Howlesho ib.
- Odelesho 1340 ib
Etymology
'Othulf 's spur of land,' v. hoh . Othulf is an Anglo-Scandinavian pers. name corresponding to ON Auðúlfr . Cf. Othulvesheye in Totham (1271 FF) and Othuluesmede in Roydon which was in the tenure of John Outhulf (13thWalthamC ).