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.

Ashwell's Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chipping Wycombe

Etymology

This is a genuine manorial name. In 1235 Stephen de Hassewell held one-fifth of a fee in Wycombe (Fees 556).