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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.

Askrigg

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Ascric 1086 DB
  • Askric 1330 Ch
  • Ascryk Hy2 MaryH6d
  • Askerik, Askeryk 1198 Fount 1228 Dugdv.576
  • Askerich 1218 FF 13 Easby
  • Askerigg 1285 KI

Etymology

v. askr . The second element is almost certainly hrycg . Cf. Gaterigg 161supra , which is a hrycg -name, and shows forms in -ryk and -rik in the 12th and 13th cents. Note also Girrick 144supra and Marrick 294 infra . 'Ash-ridge.'