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.

Oakwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Okewell 1333 Ipm 1374 YDvii 1552 TestLds 1666 Visit

Etymology

Oakwell, Okewell 1333 Ipm, 1374 YD vii, 1552 TestLdset freq to 1666 Visit. 'Well or spring by the oak', v. āc , wella .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name