Ashley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashley cum Silverley
Historical Forms
- Esselei 1086 ICC
- Esselie 1086 DB
- Esle(ge) 1272 Ass 13th Hosp
- As(se)le(e), As(se)leg, As(se)leia, As(se)leie, As(se)lye 1228 FF 1311 Walden
- Ays(s)le 1260 FF c.1280 Hosp 1285 Ass 1291 Tax
- Aisseleye 1374 Pat
- As(s)h(e)le(e), As(s)h(e)ley(e), As(s)h(e)legh 1260 Ass 1428 FA
- As(s)chele 1298 Ass 1299 QW
- Asschele cum Sylverley 1316 FA
- Axele al. Assele 1292 IpmR
- Has(se)le 1298 Ass 13th Colexviii
- Haschele 1449 Pat
Etymology
'Wood of the ash-trees,' v. æsc , lēah .