Upsall
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ormesby
Historical Forms
- Upes(h)ale 1086 DB
- Uppesale 1155–65 Whitby 1222–40 Guis 1284 Ebor 1412 YI
- Upsale c.1170–95 YCh 1498 Test
- Upsall 1443 Test
Etymology
This name, like Upsall (Bird) 200infra , is the same as the Swed Uppsala , from ON up-salir 'high dwellings.' The name is a common Scand type: cf. Norw Opsal , earlier í Vpsalum (Rygh, NG i. 138 et passim ).