Aspatria
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aspatria
Historical Forms
- Aspatric c.1160 Hesley
- Aspatric, Aspatrick(e) c.1160 StB 1736 CW(OS)iii
- Espatric 1171–5 CWiii 1333 Weth c.1220 Ch 1291
- Ascpatric c.1220 BM
- As(ke)paterk 1279 Ass
- Askpatri(c)k 1291 Ch 1292 QW 1305 Cl
- Assepatri(c)k' 1285 For 1302,1303 Ipm
- Ask Patrick 1348 Orig
- Estpateric 1224 Pat
- Astpatrik 1292 Pat
- Eskpatrike 1347 CWiii
- Aspatry 1423–9 WethA
- Asspatry 1488 Cocker
- Aspatre 1491 Ipm 1576 S
- or Aspatrik 1509 LP
- Aspatria 1734 CW(OS)iii
Etymology
An inversion compound meaning 'Patric 's ash tree,' v. askr and Introduction. The second element was assimilated in modern times to Latin patria .