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.

Owston Woods

Other OS name in the Parish of Owston and Newbold

Historical Forms

  • Osellweston wood 1586 Plan
  • Owston Wood 1806 Map
  • Ouston Wood 1824 O
  • Great Wood, Little Wood 1846 White 1848 Surv 1857 Valuation 1863,1877 White
  • Owston Big Wood, Owston Little Wood 1926 Sale

Etymology

( Owston Wood 2 ½ ″ ) , Osellweston wood 1586Plan , Owston Wood 1806 Map, Ouston Wood 1824 O, Great Wood , Little Wood 1846 White, 1848Surv , 1857Valuation , 1863, 1877 White, Owston Big Wood , Owston Little Wood 1926 Sale , v. wudu .