Osse Stream

The Osse Stream near Besselsleigh

The Osse Stream or Osse Ditch, otherwise known as the Appleton Brook, is a small stream in the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire (historically in Berkshire).

The stream is a tributary of the River Ock, with its confluence near Marcham Mill. The stream rises at a pond in Cumnor, flowing past Besselsleigh, Appleton, Fyfield, Frilford and Marcham.

Name

The hydronym Osse appears to be derived from the Old English word Wase, meaning 'mud'.

See also

References

  1. ↑ G. B. G. (1929). "English River Names: Review". The Geographical Journal. 73 (5): 464. doi:10.2307/1784650.
  2. ↑ "Historic walk around Cumnor". Oxford Mail.