Ozendyke is a hamlet two miles to the west of Ryther, along the B1223 toward Ulleskelf. Historical spellings included: Osmundayk in 1304, Osmundesayk (1323), Osmondak(e) (1438,1450), Ossendak (1491), Hossindike (1535), Os(s)ingdike (1540, 1549), Ossendike (1588, 1595), and Osendyke (1641). The name meant 'Osmund's eik' (oak), later misunderstood as ending in '-dyke'.
