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.

Aiskew

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dufton

Historical Forms

  • Aykestoth (sic for Aykescoch) 1324 Ipm
  • Aykescogh 1360 ib
  • Akescogh 1489 ib
  • Akeshewe Woode, Askewe Woode 1588 Rent212
  • Akeshowe 1601 ib

Etymology

Aiskew (lost), Aykestoth (sic for Aykescoch )1324 Ipm, Aykescogh 1360 ib, Akescogh 1489 ib, Akeshewe Woode , Askewe Woode 1588Rent 212, Akeshowe 1601 ib 958. 'Oak wood', v. eik , skógr (in some later forms replaced by sceaga 'copse').