Asselby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Howden
Historical Forms
- Aschilebi 1086 DB
- Eskilby 1199 FF
- Askelby 1282 Abbr 1379 Poll
- Askilby, Askylby 1373 YD 1465 Pat
- Askeby 1285 SR
- Astelby c.1360 Works
- Astilby 1519 BM
- Hasselby 1546 FF
- Axilbye 1551 FF
Etymology
'Askell 's farmstead,' v. by . OScand Áskell , ODan Ēskel , was common in England (v. NP 16 ff., ZEN 16–7). Cf. Exelby, PN NRY 226.