Osse Stream
Appearance
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The Osse Stream or Osse Ditch, otherwise known as the Appleton Brook,[1] 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
[edit]The hydronym Osse appears to be derived from the Old English word Wase, meaning 'mud'.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ G. B. G. (1929). "English River Names: Review". The Geographical Journal. 73 (5): 464. doi:10.2307/1784650.
- ^ "Historic walk around Cumnor". Oxford Mail.