Ashwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashwell
Historical Forms
- Exewelle 1086 DB
- Essewell(e) 1202 Ass 1264(p),1274 RGrav
- Assewell(e) 1209 P 1243 RGros 1286,1294 Ass 1353 1357 Cl 1407 FF
- Asshewell(e) c1291 Tax 1312 Pat 1336 Ass 1516 FF 1535 VE
- Ashwell 1610 Speed
Etymology
'The ash-tree stream or spring', v. æsc , wella .