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.

Rushy Weir

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • hrisyge 1069 OSFacs
  • Russeya 1233–4 Os 1280 Os
  • Russheya c.1280 Os
  • Russhey 1509–10 Os

Etymology

Rushy Weir takes name from hrisyge 1069 OSFacs, Russeya 1233–4 Oset freq with variant spelling Russeye to 1280 Os, Russheya c. 1280 Os, Russhey 1509–10 Os. 'Rush island,' v. rysc , (ī)eg.

Places in the same Parish