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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ouzelwell Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Owsellwellgreene 1620 PRRth
  • Ouslewell grene 1651 ib
  • Ousawellgreen(e), Owswelgreen(e) 1664,1673 PRRth

Etymology

Ouzelwell Green, 1817 M, Owsellwellgreene 1620 PRRth, Ouslewell grene 1651 ib, Ousawellgreen (e ), Owswelgreen (e )1664, 1673 PRRth, v. ōsle 'blackbird', wella , grēne 2 ; wella is often combined with bird-names, as in Pinchwell i, 171, Birdwell i, 294supra , Spynkwell 154, Spinkwell 177, 187, Spinkeswell 291, Ouzelwell 214infra , etc.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name