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.

Apsley End and Apsley Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kings Langley

Historical Forms

  • Apseleymulle t.Ed1 StAlbansO
  • Asplemulle 1382 Ct
  • Apseleymulle 1384 Gesta
  • Aspele 1357 Rental

Etymology

Apsley End and Apsley Mill (6″) is Apseleymulle t. Ed 1StAlbansO , Asplemulle 1382Ct , Apseleymulle 1384 Gesta and was the home of John de Aspele 1357Rental . 'Aspen wood or clearing,' v. æspe , leah . “The aspen is common in many parts of the Herts woods to-day” (E. J. S.).