Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Oglestun, Oglestorp, Ocelestorp 1086 DB

• Occlestorp 1160–75 YCh1032

• Occlesthorp 1172 ib

• Occlistorp l.12 Nost151d

• Oclestorp(e) 1200 YChix 13 Nost88d 1275 YI

• Oclesthorp(e) 1285 KI 1303 Aid

• Ochlestorp' 1200 ChR

• Okelestorp 13 Nost81d,82 1210 P 1246 Ass12d 1282 Baild

• Okelesthorp 1242 FF 1276 RH 1362 YDi

• Okelstorp 1379 PT

• Ogelesthorp 1230 P

• Oglesthorpe 1544 Testvi

• Oglethorpe 1559 NCWills 1581 FF

Etymology

'Oddkell's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. is OWScand  Oddkell , which is recorded only in OIcel ; it is found in Okeles oxegange 50 supra . The assimilation of Oddkell to Ok (k )el is paralleled by ME  Og (g )er from OG  Odger , ME  Oggod from OG  Odgaud (Forssner 197, 200), Dan  Oger from ODan  Oddger , and a similar change is assumed for Uckerby YN 278 (from Út -Kári ).