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.

Ashton Fm & Ashton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hinton Parva

Historical Forms

  • Esseton(') 1242–3 Fees 1415 Fine
  • Ashton Orchd, Ashton Wd and Grove 1841 TA

Etymology

Ashton Fm (SU 003041) & Ashton Wd, Esseton (')1242–3 Fees, 1415 Fine, Ashton Orchd , Ashton Wd and Grove 1841TA , 'farm by the ash-tree(s)', v. æsc , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement