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.

Ashley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashley

Historical Forms

  • Esselie 1086 DB
  • Esselega 1196 Cur 1198 Abbr
  • Asseleye Hy3 BM
  • Ayssele 1268 Ass
  • Assheleye 1281 ib

Etymology

'Ash glade or clearing', v. æsc , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site