Near Bankfoot there is a place called Obney Hills. Near there are three villages with Obney in there name. Many years ago there was a church named Obney.
My mother's maiden name was Obney. I am trying to find the origin of the name Obney. Did the word have some meaning in one of the ancient languages?
I would appreciate any help in my research. Thank you.
Obney
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Re: Obney
Hi cbitterli1,
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I cannot find an origin of the place name, but see the following maps through the years, with their varying spellings of the place names:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/00002320 - Timothy Pont, c1583-c1596 - Oumny
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400314 - James Stobie, c1783 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400161 - James Thomson, 1832 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74401106 - James Knox, 1850 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74489061 - Ordnance Survey, 1890 (based on 1868) - Obney
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400804 - Ordnance Survey, 1901 (revised 1895) - Obney
All the best,
AndrewP
I cannot find an origin of the place name, but see the following maps through the years, with their varying spellings of the place names:
http://maps.nls.uk/view/00002320 - Timothy Pont, c1583-c1596 - Oumny
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400314 - James Stobie, c1783 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400161 - James Thomson, 1832 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74401106 - James Knox, 1850 - Opnie
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74489061 - Ordnance Survey, 1890 (based on 1868) - Obney
http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400804 - Ordnance Survey, 1901 (revised 1895) - Obney
All the best,
AndrewP