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Owslebury
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settlement
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parish:
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Owslebury
Hampshire
SU5123
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HANTSLOC.t
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25inch County Series map -- Hants L.14 |
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Owslebury
otherwise: oselbyrig, 963-975; Oselbury, 1185; Oselebery,
1245; Oslebergh, 1272
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Coates 1989
OWSLEBURY
Old English 'blackbird fort'. It is curious that the Old English name appears
to be a direct compound of the two words, though some 13th or 14th century forms
suggest hypothetical 'Oselaburh'='blackbirds' fort'. No earthwork is known to
me. The village is on top of a hill from which the ground falls away on all
sides.
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description
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Ouselberry
The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
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Cobbett 1830
... said to the farmer, 'What is that coming up the valley? is it smoke, or
is it a cloud?' The day had been very fine hitherto; the sun was shining very
bright where we were. the farmer answered, 'Oh, it's smoke; it comes from
Ouselberry, which is down in that bottom behind those trees.' ...
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old map
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Fawley Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
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Harrison 1788
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
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Badeslade 1742
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - Fawley Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
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Morden 1695
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Fawley Hundred - Hantshire
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Blaeu 1645
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Fawley Hundred - Hantshire
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Speed 1611
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Owsleburie
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Fawley Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
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Norden 1607
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Owselbury
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
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Saxton 1575
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domesday
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Tuiforde
Listed in Domesday Book
- Falelie Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
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Moody 1862 (Domesday)
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