58 DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



North Wingfield.— See Wingfield, North. 



Norton.— (D.D.B. Nortune, Nortvn.)— A.S. north— north, and A.S. tun— 

 a town ; — the north town. 



Oakerthorp, — (D.D.B. Scochetorp.) — The derivation is the same as Oak- 

 thorp, infra. 



Oakthorpe.— (D.D.B. Achetorp.)— A.S. £ec, ac— an oak, and N. thorp, 

 throp, trop, torp (A.S. thorpe, throp)— a village ; — the village by the oak. 



Ockbrook. — (D.D.B. Ochebroc.) — A.S. sec, ac — an oak, and A.S. broc, 

 brooc — a brook ; — the oak brook. 



Offcote.— (D.D.B. Ophidecotes. ) — The initial syllable is probably from the 

 A.S. personal name Offa— the postfix is the A.S. cote, cyte — a cot or 

 cottage ;— Offa's cottage. 



Offerton. - (D.D.B. Offretune.)— The derivation of the first component of 

 the name is the same as in Offcote, q.v. The postfix is A.S. tun — a 

 town. Offa's town. 



Ogston.— (D.D.B. Oughedestune, Ougedestvn.)— Probably from A.S. per- 

 sonal name Ugga, and A.S. tun — a town ; — Ugga's town. 



Oldecotes. — (D.D.B. Caldecotes.) — See Mossborough, supra, relative to 

 the discrepancy between the Domesday and present orthography. The 

 present form of the initial syllable may be from A.S. wold or weald— a 

 forest, a wold or wild land, a word frequently contracted into "old" when 

 used as a prefix ; or the derivation may be from A.S. eald, aid — ancient, 

 old. The postfix is from A.S. cote, cyte— a cot, a cottage.— The cottages 

 on the wold, or the old cottages. If the Domesday form of the word is 

 accepted, the etymology is the same as Chilcote, q.v. 



Oneash.— (D.D.B. Aneise.)— A.S. an— alone, only, and A.S. sesc— an ash 

 tree ; — the ash standing alone, the only, single or one ash. 



Osmaston.— (D.D.B. Osmundestune, Osmundestvne, Osmvndestvne.) — 

 The initial syllable is from the A.S. personal name Osmund, and the post- 

 fix A.S. tun — a town ; — Osmund's town. 



"In Osmvndestvne Osmund had three ox-gangs of land for geld." 

 Domesday Book. 



Olltseats.— A.S. ut. ute — out, without, abroad, and A.S. saata, ssete — 



settlers, dwellers, inhabitants, colonists ;— the place of the dwellers 



without. 

 Over. — (D.D.B. Ouere.) — A.S. ofer, ouer — over, higher. This place-name was 



probably originally a compound word, the terminal member being lost. 

 Overhaddon.— (D.D.B. Haduna.)— The prefix is from the A.S. ofer, 



ouer, which, when the initial syllable in a compound word, signifies 



over, above, higher ; — for the derivation of the postfix, see Haddon, 



supra. 

 Owlcotes.— A.S. ule — an owl, and A.S. cote, cyte — a cot, cottage, bed, 



couch, cave, den ; — the owl caves or dens. 



