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.

Ash

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ash

Historical Forms

  • Essa 1170 P
  • Esshe 1174–89 Chertsey t.Hy3 For 1255 Ass
  • Esche 1272 FF
  • Asche t.Hy3 For
  • Hasshe 1259 Ass
  • Assche 1261 FF
  • Ayssh(e) 1288 Ass 1336 ChertseyB
  • Aisshe 1349 Cl 1548 Harl
  • Ash 1642 Musters

Etymology

'At the ash tree,' v. æsc .