Apsley Common
Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Munden
Historical Forms
- Hapseleye 14th ADiii
- Haspeleye t.Ed3 Rental
- Happisley 1556 AOMB
Etymology
Apsley Common (6″) is Hapseleye 14th AD iii, Haspeleye t. Ed 3Rental , Happisley 1556AOMB . The persistent initial h forbids our taking the first element to be OE æps, 'aspen.' We may have OE hæpse , 'hasp,' as in Hopsford (PN Wa 121), the reference being doubtless to the sharp bend which the stream makes here at this point. 'Clearing in the bend,' v. leah