Ashtead
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashtead
Historical Forms
- Stede 1086 DB
- Estede c.1150 BM 1205 Cur 1237 FF c.1270 Winton
- Axsted 1202 Seldiii
- Akestede 1279 Ass
- Ashsted 1235 Ass
- Aschestede 1279 Ass
- Aisted 1302 Winton
- Ashtede 1270 Winton
- Ashetid 1569 Musters
- Asshesteed 1603 FF
- Ashted 1605 SR
Etymology
'Place of ash-trees,' v. æsc , stede . Cf. Oxted infra 332 and on æsc stede (BCS 392).