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.

Ash Thomas

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halberton

Historical Forms

  • Aisa 1086 DB
  • Asshe juxta Halberton 1339 Ass
  • Esse Thomas juxta Moreston 1351 Ass

Etymology

According to Pole (362) the place was held by Thomas de Esse in 1238.