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.

Ashtons-Cross

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Ashton Crosse 1705 Chol
  • Ashton Cross 1842 OS
  • Stone House 1831 Bry

Etymology

Ashtons-Cross (109–502555), Ashton Crosse 1705Chol , Ashton Cross 1842 OS, Stone House 1831 Bry, cf. Ashton 's Croft Field 1838TA , v. cros 'a cross', stān , hūs . The place is a cross-roads on the old Whitchurch–Chester road, cf. Hampton Post supra . Ashton is either a surname, or a p.n. 'ash-tree enclosure or farm', v. æsc , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site