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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oswaldbeck

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Wheatley

Historical Forms

  • Oswardesbec 1130 P
  • Oswardebech' 1165 ib
  • Oswardebec 1212 Fees 1216 ClR
  • Oswaldebec 1220 ClR 1228 Fine 1677 Thoroton

Etymology

Oswaldbeck (lost) is Oswardesbec 1130 P, Oswardebech '1165 ib., Oswardebec 1212 Fees, 1216 ClR, Oswaldebec 1220 ClR, 1228 Fine, 1677 Thoroton. 'The bekkr of Ásvarðr ,' an OScand name.The manor took its name from Oswald Beck supra 7.

Places in the same Parish