English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ashley Green

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashley Green

Historical Forms

  • Essleie 1227 Ass
  • Esselegh in Cestresham 1241 Ass
  • Esseleye 1302 FA
  • Asscheleye 1346 FA
  • Assheley grene 1468 BM

Etymology

Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish