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.

Owler Carrs

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Ollerynekar 1429 Thn
  • le Ollercar 1549 Hall

Etymology

, Ollerynekar 1429Thn 4,le Ollercar 1549 Hall , ' alder marsh ' , v. alor , alren , kjarr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name