Glossary
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River Ock | River Cearn |
Ock | Young salmon (in its 2nd year) derived from the Celtic word for salmon. |
Charney | Island in the River Cearn |
Charney | Ceornei, ?ix cent.; Cernei, xi cent.; Cerneia, xii cent.; Cerneye, xiii cent.; Cherney, xvi cent |
Island | ey – as in Charney (Cearn/Churn Isle), Pusey (Pea Isle), Hanney (island frequented by wild cocks), Goosey (goose isle), Tubney (Tubba’s Isle), all being islands in the marshy land of the Cearn/Ock |
Charney Bassett | Manors of Charney and Bassys (Feb 1551) |
The manor of BASSES | Afterwards corrupted into BASSETT |
Pusey | Derived from the Old English pise ēg, meaning “pea island”. The Domesday Book (1086) records the village as Pesei |
Wick (eg Charney Wick, Goosey Wick, Fyfield Wick) | Detached piece of land from a village over which the villagers had rights (eg grazing) |
Lyford | “Ly” is derived from the Old English lin, meaning “flax”. In 1034 it was recorded as Linford as well as in The Domesday Book (1086). |