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

  • Ascele 1086 DB
  • Estelai 1109 Eynsham
  • Estlaia c.1160 RegAntiquiss
  • Esselega 1195 P

Etymology

'Ash-tree clearing or wood,' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

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