Oxenton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Oxenton
Historical Forms
- on Oxna dunes cnol 11th KCD617
- Oxendon(e), Oxendun(a) 1086 DB 12 Tewk71,92 Hy1 Ch 1300 Fees 1220 PR 1779
- Oxindon, Oxyndon 1261 Ipm 1295 Episc 1373 Ipm
- Oxedon(a) 1195 P e.13,1221–32 WinchLB 1372 Ipm
- Oxynton 1287 Ass 1494 FF
- Oxenton 1573 FF 1619 Dep 1674 PR
Etymology
'The hill where oxen were kept', v. oxa (gen.pl. oxna ), dūn ; cnol of the OE form is retained in The Knolls (infra ).