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.

Ashton Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ringmer

Historical Forms

  • Hastone 1150 SAC5,131
  • Eston 1248 Ass
  • As(se)ton(e) 1288 Ass
  • Ashton, Ayston, Asschton 14th FM

Etymology

Ashton Green is Hastone 1150 SAC 5, 131, Eston 1248Ass , As (se )ton (e )1288Ass (p), Ashton , Ayston , Asschton 14thFM .v. æsc , tun .