Ot Moor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Fencot and Murcot
Historical Forms
- Ottanmere 1005–12 Thorney 15th
- Ottemor c.1191 S c.1280 Cl 1363
Etymology
Ot Moor is Ottanmere 1005–12 (15th) Thorney , Ottemor c. 1191 (c. 1280) Set passim with variant spellings Ottemore , Ottemour to 1363 Cl. '*Otta 's fen,' v. mōr . The -e - in the form from Thorney is probably miscopied from an original -o -. Oddington (233–4) may contain the name of the same man.