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.

Ashby Lodge

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashby Parva

Historical Forms

  • Boggy Brays 1835 O 1846,1863 White
  • Boggy Brae farm 1925 Kelly

Etymology

is Boggy Brays 1835 O, 1846, 1863 White, Boggy Brae farm 1925 Kelly , v. boggy , brēg ; to what extent Brays is early here is uncertain , but likely is the late borrowing of a northern form .