Aspley Guise
Major Settlement in the Parish of Aspley Guise
Historical Forms
- Aepslea 969 BCS1229
- Aspeleia 1086 DB
- Aspele(gh) 1202 FF
- Aspeleye Gyse 1363 Cl
Etymology
'Aspen-tree clearing' v. æspe , aeps and leah . Anselm de Gyse held the manor for one-twentieth part of a knight's fee in 1276 (VCH iii. 339).