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.

Aysgarth

Major Settlement in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Echescard 1086 DB
  • Aykescart(h), Aikeskarth, Aykeskarth 12 Easby 1420 YI
  • Ayksc(h)arth 1317,1330 Ch
  • Aykesgarth 1374 Archd 1388 IpmR
  • Ayskarth(e) 1400 Pat 1574 FF
  • Asegarth 1687 Grinton

Etymology

'Open space marked by oaks' v. eik , skarð . Aysgarth was in the centre of the Forest of Wensleydale and it is noticeable that a large number of p.n.'s in this wapentake indicate the wooded nature of the country.