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The name Oswestry is first attested in 1191, as Oswaldestroe. This Middle English name transparently derives from the Old English personal name Ōswald and the word trēow ('tree'). Thus the name seems once to have meant 'tree of a man called Ōswald'. [7]
Oswestry is thought to derive its name from Oswald, king of Northumbria, who was killed by Penda, king of Mercia, in 642 at the Battle of Maserfield. The battlefield is thought to be on the...
Sep 13, 2024 · Oswestry is thought to derive its name from Oswald (later St. Oswald), king of Northumbria, who was killed by Penda, king of Mercia, in 642 at the Battle of Maserfelth (or Maserfeld), probably near the present town.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
One of the chief towns on the Welsh border, Oswestry is a place of ancient British origin. ... At an early period Oswestry and its neighbourhood formed the battleground of fierce border feuds. In 1212 it was burnt by King John, and 20 years later by Llewellyn.
Oswestry is said to be named after King Oswald, who was killed and dismembered at the great battle of Maserfield. According to legend, one of his arms was carried to an ash tree by a raven, and due to Oswald being considered a Saint, miracles were subsequently attributed to the tree.
The name Oswestry derrives from Oswald King of Northumbria. King Penda of Mercia killed him at the Battle of Oswestry in 642. Then the dead king’s enemies nailed his body to a tree and thereafter people called him St Oswald the martyr.
The English name is believed to come from "Oswald's tree" (Oswaldes treow) and the Welsh name means "Oswald's cross". The name in each language is derived from St Oswald, King of the Northumbrians , who was slain in battle by King Penda of the Mercians in or close by the town.
