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.

Gosford

Other OS name in the Parish of Ottery St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Goseford 1249 Ass
  • Gosford 1330 SR

Etymology

is Goseford 1249Ass (p), Gosford 1330SR (p ) . ' Goose ford . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement