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.

Otley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Oddington

Historical Forms

  • Otteleia, Otteleie 1137 Thame c.1200 Ch 1365

Etymology

Otley (lost) is Otteleia , Otteleie 1137 (c. 1200) Thameet freq with variant spellings Ottele , Otteley (a ) to 1365 Ch. '*Otta 's (a)h.'Probably the man responsible for the first element is the one whose name is in Oddington and Ot Moor.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement