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.

Ashford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mamhead

Historical Forms

  • Aiseforda 1086 DB
  • Asscheford 1249 Ass
  • Asheford juxta Mammehede 1378 IpmR
  • Aishford 1721 Recov

Etymology

Self- explanatory. The site is probably identical with that of Newhouse Fm (6″) according to Reichel (DA 45).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement