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.

Oxton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Oxton

Historical Forms

  • Oxetune 1086 DB
  • Oxeton 1240 Cl 1287 For
  • Oxton 1212 Fees
  • Ostone 1086 DB
  • Oston 1292 BM
  • Oxston 1207 FineR 1313 Ebor
  • Oxton al. Oxen 1566 FF
  • Oxon 1638 ib
  • Oxen 1663 WoodsRept

Etymology

'Oxen farm,' v. tun .