Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Esse 1207 ClR 1231 FF 1268 Pat 1268,1288 Ass 1285 FA

• Esshe 1288 Ass 1338 Forde 15

• Assh(e) 1306 FF

• Assh(e) juxta Nitherbury 1321 Drew 1340 NI 1487 Ipm

• Aisse 13 Forde 15

• Ashe 1316 FA 1863 Hutch3

• Assch' 1332 SR

• Aysshe 1377 Marten 1430 IpmR 1504 Ipm

• Aishe 1566 Hutch3

• Ash 1811 OS 1839 TA

• Asschechannel (sic, probably for Asschechauuel) juxta Bradpole 1321 Drew

• Esse Clavel (sic, for Esse Chavel) 1324 Drew

• Assch' chauel 1368 Brid

Etymology

'(Place at) the ash-tree', from æsc (dat.sg. æsce ), cf. Ash in Stourpaine par. 2 116, v. Bradpole par. supra . The early affix Chauel is manorial, cf. Bingham's Fm infra . Ash was formerly a large manor and tithing, and gives name also to Salway Ash, Ash Fm and Ashleigh all infra .