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.

Osterley Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heston

Historical Forms

  • Osterle, Ostrele 1274 Ass
  • Osterlye 1294 ib
  • Osterlegh 1299 ib
  • Osturle 1376 ADv
  • Esterlee 1294 Ass
  • Oysterle 1302 Ass
  • Oisterle 1342 Cl
  • Oysterley 1342 Pat
  • Osterley Parke House 1576 Sess
  • Austerleie 1586 H
  • Austerley 1609 ParReg

Etymology

'Sheepfold clearing,' v. eowestre , leah . Cf. Osterhills (PN Herts 90) and Austerley (PN NbDu 153).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement