Cold Ashby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cold Ashby
Historical Forms
- Essebi 1086 DB
- Caldessebi c.1150 BM
- Kaldessebi 1205 FF
- Caldeassheby 1401 Cl
- Chaldessebi c.1160 ADB8540
- Chaldessby 1212,1219 FF
- Chald Asseby earlyHy3 BM
- Coldessebi 1199 FF
- Coldessby c.1230 ADi 1235 Ch
- Colde Assheby 1359 Ipm
- Haldaskebi, Kolekebi 1200 Cur
- Asheby 1233 Cl
- Cole Ashbye 1631 NRSi
- Cole Ashby al. Cold Ashby 1780 FF
Etymology
'Byby the ash-tree,' cf. Ashby St Ledgers supra 9. Cold 'from its high and exposed situation' (Bridges i, 550). Distinctive adjectival epithets are seldom added as early as the 12th cent.