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.

Ashenhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Assheynhurst 1540 FF
  • Th'assenhirste, Ashenhirste 1591 Stansf
  • Ashinghurst 1817 M

Etymology

, 1634 WillY , 1649 PRHept , Assheynhurst 1540 FF, Th 'assenhirste , Ashenhirste 1591 Stansf, Ashinghurst 1817 M , ' ashen wood ' , v. æscen , hyrst .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement