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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thakeham

Historical Forms

  • Absleia 1073 France
  • Apesele, Epselee, Apselegh, Appeslegh 1279 Ass
  • Apsele 1288 Ass 1328 Ipm
  • Epseley 1316 FA

Etymology

'Aspen-tree clearing,' v. æspe , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement