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.

Apsley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lingfield

Historical Forms

  • Haspale 1282 FF
  • Asphale 1288 Ass
  • Apesselytowne 1583 SACvi

Etymology

Apsley is Haspale 1282 FF (p), Asphale 1288Ass (p), Apesselytowne 1583 SAC vi. The earlier forms suggest OE  (æt þǣm ) æsp hēale , 'aspen tree healh or corner of land.' For confusion of hale and ley cf. Bewsley (PN D 442).