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.

Ashwell Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Finchingfield

Historical Forms

  • Asseuuella 1086 DB
  • Assewelle 1293 Ipm
  • Essewell 1221 BM
  • Axswell, Aswell' 1250 Fees
  • Assh(e)wel(l) 1293 Ipm t.Ed3 FA
  • Assh(e)wel(l)halle 1422 Fine
  • Assh(e)wel(l)brugge 1456 MinAcct

Etymology

Ashwell Hall is Asseuuella 1086 DB, Assewelle 1293 Ipm, Essewell 1221 BM, Axswell , Aswell '1250 Fees, Ayswelle 1259, Aiswell n.d. AD i, Assh (e )wel (l )1293 Ipm, t. Ed 3 FA, Assh (e )wel (l )halle 1422 Fine, Assh (e )wel (l )brugge 1456MinAcct . 'Ash-spring,' v. æsc , wielle .