Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Osulvestone 1086 DB Hy2 Dugd 1232,1234 RHug

• Osulveston' 1220 Cur 1225 Cl 1369,1383 Banco 1454 1527 AAS

• Osulvestun' 1238,1241 Cl

• Osuluestun a.1160 BM 1185 P

• Osulueston' 1148×66 RegAnt Hy2 AllS 1239,1241 RGros

• Osuluestona 1148×1166 RegAnt

• Osoluestona a.1160,1150×60 Dane Hy3 et passim

• Osolueston(e) 1153,1154 BM 1331(e.15),1333(e.15) BelCartB 1436,1482 Rut

• Osoluestun' Hy2 Dane 1241 BelCartB e.15

• Osoluistona c.1130 LeicSurv

• Osoluiston' m.13 Laz 1404 RegAnt 1258

• Osoluyston' 1258 ib

• Osolveston' Hy2 Dugd 1203 Fine 1481 Pat 1486 AD 1523,1530 AAS

• Osolvestone 1219 RHug

• Osolvestun' 1230 Cur

• Osolviston 1252,1289 OSut

• Oselueston 1202 Ass 1233 BelCartA e.14 Rut 1497 Visit 1518

• Oselveston' 1208 FF 1210 Cur 1528 Visit 1535 VE

• Oselvestone 1225 RHug

• Oselweston 1209×35,1253×58 RHug 1493 Rut 1541 MinAccts

• Osilweston 1352 SlCart 16 Rut 1535

• Osolweston 1401 Cl 1535 VE

• Osulweston 1510 LP

• Oselston' 1276 RH 1282 OSut

• Oseleston c.1291 Tax e.14 BelCartA 1353 Pat 1428 FA

• Ossoliston' 1296 Peake

• Osolston 1300 Ipm

• Osilston' 1339 Rut

• Oselton 1377 ELiW

• Osulton' 1378 Rut

• Oulston 1537,1541 MinAccts

• Ow(e)lston 1549,1560 Pat

• Owestron (sic) 1502 MinAccts

• Oweston(e) 1581 AAS 1610 Speed 1622 Burton 1719 LML

• Oueston 1576 Saxton 1585 LibCl

• Ouston 1621 Fine 1629,1728 LML

• Ouson 1710 ib

• Owston 1603 LibCl 1604 SR 1613 LML

Etymology

'ōswulf's village, estate', v. tūn . The masc. pers.n. ōswulf is OE.Note the typical 17th-cent. and earlier Leics. loss of t from the group -ston in the late form Ouson .