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.

Astridge Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newland

Historical Forms

  • Assh(e)rygge 14 ECP
  • Assh(e)rugge 1435,1437 MinAcct
  • Assh(e)rudge 1559 FF
  • Aishridge 1594 BM
  • Hastridge Wood 1830 M

Etymology

Astridge Wood, Assh (e )rygge 14 ECP, Assh (e )rugge 1435, 1437MinAcct , Assh (e )rudge 1559FF , Aishridge 1594 BM, Hastridge Wood 1830 M. 'Ridge where ash-trees grew', v. æsc , hrycg .