Oakley Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishops Tachbrook
Historical Forms
- Otle 1262 Ass
- Otleye 1297 ib
- Otteley 1306 ib
- Ocle 13th CartMisc 1307 Ass
Etymology
Oakley Wood is Otle 1262Ass , Otleye 1297 ib., Otteley 1306 ib., Ocle 13thCartMisc , 1307Ass , Oakley 1572 BIBk. Probably 'oak wood or clearing,' v. leah , with the common scribal and phonetic confusion between c and t .