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.

Ashclyst Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broad Clyst

Historical Forms

  • Clist 1086 DB
  • Esse Clist 1223 StNicholas
  • Aysseclist 1260 Exon
  • Ayshclist 1399 FF

Etymology

v. æsc . For the river- name, v. supra 3.