Ashleyhay
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashleyhay
Historical Forms
- Assellewehay, Asselewesshay 1254 Ipm
- As(s)h(e)ley(e)hay(e), Ascheley(e)hay(e), -ley(e)-, Ascheleghay(e), Aschelehay(e), Aschelyhay(e), -hay(e) 1282 FF c.1300 Darley 1308 Ipm 1328 SR 1330 Ass
- -hey(e) 1396 Pat 1431 FA 1499 WollCh 1598 Woll
- Asseleyhay 1330 Ass
- Aslehey 1424 CPG
Etymology
'Enclosure belonging to or near Ashley', v. (ge)hæg. The earlier name (no longer surviving) must have been Ashley , which is 'ash clearing', v. æsc , lēah , but the earliest spellings point rather to OE hlǣw , a variant of hlāw 'hill'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Alder Carr
- Ashley Close
- Back Croft
- Bakehouse Croft
- Bank
- Barley Close
- Barn Close
- Bay Flat
- Beggary Pingle
- Bent
- Berryhole Pasture
- Big Hill
- Bilsley
- Birching Style
- Bog Close
- Boggy Grange
- Bole Hill
- Bone Lands
- Bootcliff
- Bottoms
- Bowling Alley
- Bowl Knowl
- Bowmer Nooks
- Briery Fields
- Broom Field
- Bull Croft
- Bullock Close
- Calf Piece
- Canoe
- Car
- Checker Meadow
- Cinder Hillock
- Clay Ford
- Clough
- Clover Close
- Coburn
- Common
- Corn Close
- Corner Close
- Corn Hill
- Court Close
- Cow Close
- Crabtree Close
- Croft
- Cross
- Daisey Close
- Derby Road Close
- Dore Flat
- Drift Piece
- Ellis Piece
- Fallows
- Farr Carr
- Fearney Field
- Fir Tree Close
- Five Acres
- Folly Close
- Garden Close
- Gilpin Hold
- Gorse Close
- Great Close
- Green
- Hackle Show
- Hagg
- Hanging Bank
- Hannahs Pingle
- Harmony Barn
- Haystead
- Height
- Henfield
- Henley
- Highfield
- High Pingle
- Hillock
- Hob Style
- Hollow Close
- Home Close
- Homer
- Homestall Close
- Hopping Piece
- Horse Close
- Hoult
- House Close
- Intake
- Kiln Meadow
- Kirk Ford
- Knowl Pingle
- Lath Hole
- Ley Field
- Leys
- Licence Field
- Little Close
- Lodge Hill
- Longdoles
- Longlands
- Matt Field
- Meadow
- Middle Close
- Mill Croft
- Mossey Piece
- Moulds Cross
- Mountain
- Mount Pleasant
- Nook Close
- Orchard Close
- Ox Close
- Packhorse Close
- Paddock
- Park
- Passage Croft
- Pasture
- Patch
- Peacock
- Pease Stubble
- Planting
- Pond Close
- Potato Close
- Poyser Close
- Redfan Nook
- Rick Close
- Rickyard
- Ridding
- Road Piece
- Round Acre
- Rushy Close
- Sallad Piece
- Saturn Close
- Shaker Meadow
- Shop Window Piece
- Shrink
- Sitch
- Skimpool Close
- Slack
- Slang
- Smithy Piece
- Smooth Common
- Square Close
- Stone Leys
- Stone Pit Close
- Stonequarry Piece
- Stoney Edge
- Stour Lane
- Swamp
- Thomas 's Flat
- Three Cornered Close
- Three Nooked Piece
- Tom Field
- Tongue
- Top o ' the Hill
- Torr Piece
- Triangle Close
- Upper Close
- Varney Croft
- Wardlow Croft
- Waterside
- Web Piece
- Well Croft
- Wet Piece
- White Leys
- Whitening Croft
- White Wall Nook
- Winson 's Close
- Wood Croft
- Woodend Wood
- Woodhead
- Yards Close
- Alkok fyld
- Littillwod Fyld