Ashow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ashow
Historical Forms
- Asceshot 1086 DB
- Essesho t.Hy1 Kenilworth
- Hessesho c.1279 ADiii
- Esses(c)ho t.Ed1 1291 Tax
- Esseho 1201 P 1215 ChR 1221 Ass
- Assesho 13th AD 1291 Tax 1298 ADi
- Hassesho 1242 Fees
- Ascheso 1262 Ass
- Asshesho 1298 ADi 1340 FF
- Ashyshou 1299 ADi
- Asscheshow 1318 ib
- Assehawe 1208 FF 1230 P
- Asshawe 1341 ADiii
- Axeho, Asseho 1210 Cur
- Aisho 1233 FF 1235 Fees
- Ayssho 1459 Ch
- Asscho 1315 Ipm
- Assheho 1316 1332 SR 1335 Ipm 1344 Cl
- Assho 1360 Ipm 1396,1427 ADi
- Ashoo 1535 VE 1547 BailiffsAccts
- Asshye 1510 BM
- Ahsschawe 1316 ADi
- Asshenho 1335 Ipm
- la How mede, Homedwe (ib.)
Etymology
'Æsc 's hill or spur of land,' v. hoh . There is a steep hill here and a typical 'hoe.' This is probably referred to in a deed of 1248 (AD i) which speaks of “land in le ho. ” We also have la How mede , Homedwe (ib.). For the DB form cf. s. n. Keysoe (PN BedsHu 14–15).