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.

Oxfordshire

Volume edited by : Margaret Gelling 1953-54

Historical Forms

  • Oxnaford scire s.a.1010 ASC c.1150
  • Oxna fordescire 1053–7 StDenis 11th
  • Oxena ford scire 1011 ASC c.1150
  • Oxenafordscire c.1045 ASCharters 11th
  • Oxnefordscire 1057–65 EHRli 14th
  • Oxenefordscire 1086 DB
  • Oxinefortscira 1156 P 1193 P
  • Oxinford'scr' 1173 P
  • Oxonia 1179 MemR
  • Oxonie 1228 Cl
  • Oxonefordsir' 1204 Ch
  • Oxonefordeschir' 1230 P

Etymology

v. Oxford infra 19 and Addenda li.