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.

Aspley Heath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tanworth

Historical Forms

  • Æpsleage 963 BCS1111 11th
  • Aspelea 1180 P 1468 StratGild
  • Espeleg 1247 Ass
  • Haspeley 1285 QW
  • Aspley parke 1475 Rental
  • Aspeley al. Aspeleigh 1668 FF

Etymology

Aspley Heath is Æpsleage 963 (11th) BCS 1111, Aspelea 1180 P (p)et freq to 1468 StratGild, with variant spellings Asple (ge ), Aspleye , Espeleg 1247Ass , Haspeley 1285 QW, Aspley parke 1475Rental , Aspeley al. Aspeleigh 1668FF . 'Aspen clearing or wood,' v. leah .