Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Alesbi 1086 DB c.1115 LS 1130 P 1160–66 Dane 1185 Templar 1199,1202 P 1202 Ass e13 HarlCh

• Alesbi in Lindesia 1212 FF

• Alesby R1 Ch 1318 Guis 1221 Welles 1221 Cur 1225 FF 1226 Cl 1228

• Alesby in Lindesya 1229 Ch 1232 Pat 1240 FF 1242–43 Fees 1245 FF 1254 ValNor 1254,1255 FF 1276 RRGr 1281 Ipm 1281 QW 1288 Ipm 1291 Tax 1293,1294 RSu 1295 Pat c.1300 Guis 1303,1316 FA 1318 Ipm 1321 Cl 1322 Pat 1325 Cl 1634 Terrier 1742 Foster

• Alesbye 1536–37 Dugdvi 1563 BT 1576 Saxton 1563,1589,1595 BT 1610 Speed

• Alesbie 1592,1598 BT 1601 DCLB 1604 Foster 1616 BT 1626 Nelthorpe

• Alysby 1245 FF 1278 RRGr 1341 Extent 1526 Sub

• Alysbye 1551 Pat

• Halesbi 1155–60 Dane 1218 Ass

• Halesby 1210 RBE

• Halesbia 1212 Fees

• Halesb' 1225 ClR

• Alsebi c.1115 LS 1736 BT

• Aleby 1226 Cur 1238–39,1268 RRG 1303 FA

• Aylesby 1259 RRGr 1331,1414 Cl 1461 Pat 1598 LCS 1620 BT 1634 Foster 1678,1686,1701 BT 1703 Terrier

• Aylesbie 1566 LNQxiv 1586,1622 BT 1625 Terrier 1631 BT

• Aylsby 1730 ib

• Ailesbie 1627,1631 ib

• Ailesby 1593,1595,1609,1612,1810 ib

• Ailsbye 1551 Cragg

• Ailsbie 1603,1623 1656 Foster

• Ailsby 1753 BT 1767,1770 CCLeases 1795,1808 BT 1826 CCLeases 1840 TA

Etymology

According to Ekwall, DEPN s.n., this is ' Áli's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The personal name would then be ON  Áli , ON  Āli , discussed by Fellows-Jensen, SPNYL 9, and by Insley, SPNN 13.It is the first el. also of Ailby LSR and Alby Nf, for which gen.sg. spellings in -es are not found. In Aylesby itself -es presumably represents a secondary ME gen.sg. form.