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.

Asshelounde

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stoke Dry

Historical Forms

  • Esschelund 1266,1269 For
  • Asselund 1276 RH
  • Asshelond 1282 Cl 1306 Ipm
  • Asshilund 1290 Cl
  • Hasschelownd 1344 For
  • Asshelounde 1387 Cl

Etymology

ASSHELOUNDE (lost), Esschelund 1266, 1269For , Asselund 1276 RH, Asshelond 1282 Cl, 1306 Ipm, Asshilund 1290 Cl, Hasschelownd 1344For , Asshelounde 1387 Cl, 'the ash-tree copse', v. æsc , lundr .

Places in the same Parish