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.

Ousey Carr

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kilburn

Historical Forms

  • Wlsiker 13 BylE

Etymology

v. kjarr . The first element is the OE  pers. name Wulfsige .Loss of initial w - may be due to the influence of Scand  pers. names in Ulf -. Cf. Ovington 299infra .