Easby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Topcliffe
Historical Forms
- Asebi, Aseby 1086 DB 1157 RichReg 1184 ib
- Esseby 1157 RichReg
- Esebi, Eseby 1190 Fount 1243 Percy 13 RichReg
Etymology
'Esi's farm' v. by . The first element is the ODan pers. name Esi (Nielsen), which in some of the above spellings has been influenced by the cognate OWScand Ási (LindN). Cf. Easby 287infra and 167 supra .