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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oxney Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Writtle

Historical Forms

  • Ox(s)eneh(ey) 1274 RH
  • Oxney(e) Grene 1523 SR 1549 Pat

Etymology

is Ox (s )eneh (ey )1274 RH, Oxney (e ) Grene 1523SR , 1549 Pat . ' Enclosure for oxen , ' v. (ge)hæg . Cf. Oxhey (Herts) , æt oxange -hæge 1007 Crawf xi and Oxney in Kingsley (Ha) .