Ottershaw
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chertsey
Historical Forms
- otershaghe 889 BCS563 13th
- Otershawe 1227 Chertsey
- Ottereshagh, Ottereshawe t.Hy3 For
- Oterschaghe t.Ed3 For
Etymology
Ottershaw is otershaghe 889 (13th) BCS 563, Otershawe 1227 Chertsey, Ottereshagh , Ottereshawe t. Hy 3For , Otreshaghe 1301, Otershagh 1337 Pat, Oterschaghe t. Ed 3For . The last form suggests that the second element is sceaga, not haga . The meaning will then be 'otter shaw.' Ottershaw is nearly a mile from the Bourne stream, but the wood might have been named from an otter having once been seen there.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Abbey Mead and Mill
- Addlestone
- The Alm'ners
- Anningsley Park
- Barrowhills
- Beamonds Fm
- Bos Ait
- Botleys and Botley's Park
- Brox
- Chilseygreen Fm
- Crockford Bridge Fm
- Dockett Point
- Dunford Fm and Bridge
- Fan Court and Fangrove
- Fullbrook Bridge
- Gogmore
- Ham Fm
- Hardwick Court
- Hersham Fm
- Hollick Fm
- Laleham Burway
- Lyne and Lynegrove
- Mixnams
- Nettle Eyot
- Pyrcroft
- Ruxbury
- St Ann's Hill
- Sheerwater
- Simplemarsh
- Steven's Bridge
- Woburn Park
- Woodham
Other OS name
- Addlestonemoor
- Lyne Hill Ho
- Arbongrove (sic)
- Bittams Lane
- Bousley Fm
- Brook Ho
- Burley Orchard
- Chertsey Bridge
- Childown Hall
- Coombelands
- Cowley Fm
- Crouch Oak
- Eastworth
- Flutters Hill and France Fm
- Freeprae
- Great Grove Fm
- Green Lane Fm
- Ham Haw
- Ham Moor
- Hare Hill
- Hatch Fm
- Horsell Fm
- Hoyt Common
- Longcross
- Marsh Brook(lost)
- Monksgrove
- Newhaw
- Ongarhill
- Potters Park(lost)
- Queenswood
- Redlands Fm
- Rowhill
- Row Town
- Samson's Wood
- Silverlands
- Spinney Oak
- Stonehill
- Thorn Ait
- Timber Hill
- Twynersh