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.

Ouerton feld '

Field in the Parish of Thistleton

Historical Forms

Ouerton feld ' 1519 Bru

Orton feld ' 1519 Bru

Orton gate 1634 Terrier

Etymology

Ouerton feld', Orton feld' 1519, Orton gate 1634(Mkt. Overton parish adjoins to the west, v. feld, gata)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Thistleton