Place names
The Place Names Group is a small group of Archeox volunteers. We have been researching East Oxford place names and field names. This work complements the Project’s archaeological investigations – we can use the local place names and old field names to reconstruct the landscapes and land use of the area in the past. Investigating these names helps us think about how people in East Oxford viewed the landscape around them.
These pages contain the research that we have written up so far – more material will follow in due course.
- Cowley
- Headington
- Iffley and Rose Hill
Iffley and Rose Hill - place names and field names
- Littlemore and Blackbird Leys
Littlemore and Blackbird Leys - place names and field names
- St Clements
- Shotover
- General research papers
Place name Investigations
| Title | Period of study | Area | Date added |
|---|---|---|---|
| The field names of Cowley | Medieval, Post-medieval | Cowley | 14 Mar 2014 |
| Tamesubugus made this | Roman | Headington and Marston | 13 Oct 2013 |
| St Frideswide | Medieval | Cowley, St Clements | 13 Oct 2013 |
| St Clement of St Clement | St Clements | 13 Oct 2013 | |
| Place names of St Clements | Medieval | St Clements | 13 Oct 2013 |
| Littlemore and Blackbird Leys - place names and field names | Prehistoric, Roman, Medieval, Post-medieval, Modern | The Leys and Littlemore | 14 Mar 2014 |
| Iffley parish place names | Prehistoric, Medieval, Post-medieval, Modern | Iffley and Rosehill | 13 Oct 2013 |
| Headington field names | Prehistoric, Roman, Medieval, Post-medieval | Headington and Marston | 14 Mar 2014 |
