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.

Western

Other OS name in the Parish of Oakford

Historical Forms

  • Wasthorne 1333 SR

Etymology

is Wasthorne 1333SR (p) . ' Thornbush in the mud ' ( OE  wāse ) . There is marshy land here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement