Oxton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Tadcaster
Historical Forms
- Ositone, Ossetone 1086 DB
- Oxeton(e) 1086 DB 13 Sawl157 1284 YI 1564 WillY
- Oxton Ric1 Ch 1271 Sawl140,173 1191,13 Cur 1201 FF 1230 Ass5 1246 FF 1623
- Oxton iuxta Tadecastre 13 Sawl173
- Ockeston e.13 Percy
- Hoxton 1316 Vill
Etymology
'Ox farmstead', v. oxa , tūn . On the AN spelling with Os - cf. IPN 114, 12.