Oxenhall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Oxenhall
Historical Forms
- Horsenehal 1086 DB
- Oxehala, Oxehal(e) 1166,1204 P 1236 Fees 1255 Cl
- Oxal' 1236 Fees
- Oxnehale 13 Misc
- Oxenehall, Oxenehale 1251 Ch 1292 FF 1424 IpmR
- Oxenhal(e), Oxenhall 1220 Fees 1221 Eyre 1248 Ass 1535 VE
- Oxnale, Oxnall 1303 Pat 1535,1559 FF
Etymology
'Nook of land where oxen were kept', v. oxa (gen.pl. oxna ), halh .The DB form is clearly an error.