Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eleacier 1086 DB

• Al(l)esacher e13 Vern c.1240 Dieul

• Al(l)isacher 1260,1286 Court

• Allasacher 1307 Plea

• Alleshacher 1288 Court

• Alzachyr, Alzachir H3 AddCh

• Alzacher 1304 Chamb

• Alsacher 1285 AD 1621 Orm2

• Alsache 1418 Plea

• Aldsacher 1289 Court

• Alesager c.1300 AD

• Alsacre 1307 Plea

• Alsacer 1724 NotCestr

• Alsager 1342 ChRR 1438 Eyre 1350

• Alsagere 1500 Plea

• Alsagir c.1360 BW

• Alesecher 1360 BW

• Alsecher 1399 AddCh 1508 Orm2

• Alsegre 1419 Plea

• Alseger 1422 AddCh

• Alsege 1549 Pat

• Alsynger 1489 Orm2

• A(l)singer 1650 ParlSurv

• Alger 1568 AddCh

• Awger 1572 Chol

• Auger 1602 ib

• Auger alias Alsager 1663 BW

• Aulsager 1571 AddCh

• Ausager c.1602 Chol

• Alsiger 1598 Orm2

Etymology

'Ælle's plot of arable land', from the OE  pers.n. Ælle and æcer.For the palatalized form of æcer, cf. Cliviger La 84. The forms -ynger , -inger , -iger are analogous with those of certain Ch p.ns. in -ingham , cf. 28. Alsager was originally in Mildestuic (Northwich) hundred, cf. 1supra .