Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• ?Wintreburne 1086 DB(f.83b)

• Winterburn, Winterborn 1236 Ipm 1238 Pat 1241 Cl

• Winterborne Esse 1242–3 Fees

• Winterburn Asshe 1275 Banco

• Winterborne (H)asse 1285 FA

• Winterburn Asse 1288 Ass

• Wynterburn(e) As(s)(c)h(e), Wynterbo(u)rn As(s)(c)h(e) 1288 1428 FA

• Wynterburn Osse [Esse] 1303 ib

• Wynterborne Atthenasse 1268 FF

• Aschtone 1327 SR 1332 SR

• Esseton by Wynterbourne 1397 Cl

• Ayssheton 1457 Ct 1464 DCMCt 1481 Weld1

• Ashdowne farme 1640 ib

• Ashen 1682 ib

• Ashdon Winterborne 1795 Boswell

• Wynterbo(u)rn(e) A(y)s(s)h(e)ton, Wynterburn A(y)s(s)h(e)ton 1412 FA 1445 et freq

• Winterborne Assheton 1425 DorR

• Winterborn-Ashton 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Named from R. South Winterborne, cf. prec. For the possible DB identification, v. Eyton 121–2, cf. VCHDo 3103, Winterborne Came par. supra . The early affix is apparently OE  æsc 'ash-tree', to which tūn 'farm, estate' was later added. However the 1268 form (from ME  atten ashe 'at the ash-tree', v. atte(n)) might suggest that the affix was manorial in origin, similar to that in e.g. Winterborne Herringston par. supra (earlier — Heryng ) or Winterborne Clenston par. infra (earlier — Clench ). Atte (n ) Ashe is a common ME surname, cf. John de Fraxino 1327SR , John atte Assh 1332 SR (taxed under Grimstone in Stratton par. supra , 3 miles N).