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.

Horspath

Major Settlement in the Parish of Horspath

Historical Forms

  • Horspadan 1086 DB
  • Horsepath' 1225 S c.1280
  • Horsepathe major 1242–3 Fees
  • Churchhorspath'. Overehorspath' 1278–9 RH
  • Horsepasche Templariorum 1285 Ass
  • Netherhorspathe 1325 Cl
  • Netherhorspath 1338 BC c.1444
  • Horrepatte c.1200 S c.1280
  • Orspathe 1235–6 Fees

Etymology

'Horse path,' OE  hors -pæþ . v. S for the possessions of the Knights Templars here.