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.

Ogbear

Other OS name in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Ogbere 1238 Ass
  • Okbere 1242 Fees781
  • Ockbyar 1296 Deed
  • Okebeare juxta Tavistok 1311 Orig

Etymology

is Ogbere 1238Ass (p), Okbere 1242 Fees 781, Ockbyar 1296Deed (p), Okebeare juxta Tavistok 1311 Orig . ' Oak wood , ' v. bearu .