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.

Ashurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Askehurst 1246 Ass22
  • Assehirst 1347 Hlm
  • Asschyrste 1379 PT
  • Ashirst 1385 SheffMan
  • the Ashehurst 1593 ib

Etymology

Ashurst (lost), Askehurst 1246Ass 22, Assehirst 1347 Hlm (p), Asschyrste 1379 PT (p), Ashirst 1385 SheffMan (p), the Ashehurst 1593 ib. 'Ash wood', v. æsc , hyrst . The first spelling shows the substitution of ON  askr.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name