Ossemsley
Ossemsley, New Miltoncounty:
coords:
Hampshire
SZ2398
otherwise: Osemundeslee, 1100-1135; Osmundesle, 1280
OSSEMSLEY, house, scattered settlement in Milford-on-Sea
'Osmund's wood/clearing'. 'Osmund' is a man's name of Scandinavian origin, though the bearer need not have been a Norseman. Gover and Morris worry about whether this can be the Domesday Book manor of 'Oselei' and conclude that it cannot. Morris also mentions a form 'Osanlea' of 984, which is not certain to be relevant. In fact 'Oselei' can be this place if it was called after a regular short form of Osmund's name 'Osa'. There are precedents for place names based on the short forms of names of people known by longer names; cf BURSLEDON.
Listed in Domesday Book (perhaps)
- Bovre Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
IN FORESTA NOVA et CIRCA EA~ ... Ipse com~ h~t una~ hid~ in OSELEI et Nigell de eo . Salide tenuit in paragio ...
Ipse com~ h~t una~ hid~ in OSELEI et Fulcinus de eo . Goduin tenuit in paragio ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Bovre Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
