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.

Asterleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kiddington with Asterleigh

Historical Forms

  • Exle 1185 Templars
  • Esterleg' 1220 Fees 1428 FA
  • Esterele 1285 Ass
  • Asterle 1300 Wych
  • Astreleyge 1346 FA
  • Arstally Fm 1797 Davis
  • Asterley Fm 1822 O.S.

Etymology

OE  ēasterra(a)h, 'eastern wood or clearing.'