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.

Nash

Major Settlement in the Parish of Nash

Historical Forms

  • Esse 1231 Cl 1302 FA
  • Asse c.1275 StAlb 1400
  • Essche 1346 FA
  • Asshe 1389 Pat
  • Nassche 1520 VCHii.141

Etymology

v. æsc . 'At the ash-tree.' cf. Nashway Farm infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site