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.

Flackley Ash

Early-attested site in the Parish of Peasmarsh

Historical Forms

  • Flekelai 12th Pat 1432
  • Fleckele(gh) 1288 Ass 1296 SR
  • Flekkelee 1337 FF
  • Flekkle 1419 BM
  • Flackley Ash 1724 B

Etymology

Flackley Ash (6″) is Flekelai 12th (1432) Pat, Fleckele (gh )1288Ass (p), 1296 SR (p), Flekkelee 1337 FF (p), Flekkle 1419 BM, Flackley Ash 1724 B. 'Flæcca 's clearing,' v. leah and for the pers. name v. PN Bk 202s. n. Flackwell.