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.

Osea Island

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Totham

Historical Forms

  • Uueseiam 1086 DB
  • Oveseye 1303 FA 1408 IpmR
  • Ovesaye 1412 FA
  • Ovesaye Island 1563 Harl
  • Ouesheye 1254 Ass
  • Ouezeye 1345 FF
  • Oseneye 1428 FA
  • Osey 1610 Speed
  • Ovesland 1412 FA

Etymology

Osea Island is Uueseiam 1086 DB, Oveseye 1303 FAet freq to 1408 IpmR, Ovesaye 1412 FA, Ovesaye Island 1563Harl , Ouesheye 1254Ass , Ouezeye 1345FF , Oseneye 1428 FA, Osey 1610 Speed.'Ufe 's island,' v. eg and cf. Ovington infra 448 and Housham Hall supra 45. Part of the island was called Ovesland (1412 FA) and was named from the same man.

Places in the same Parish