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 Giffard

Early-attested site in the Parish of Codford St Peter

Historical Forms

  • Aston 1242 Fees
  • Ashton 1289 Ass
  • Assh(e)ton juxta Heghtredebury 1305 Ass
  • Assh(e)ton near Boyton 1327 Cl
  • Assh(e)ton Giffard 1412 FA
  • Eston Giffard 1279 Ass
  • Aihston 1281 Ch
  • Aisshton by Codeford 1362 Ipm

Etymology

'Ash-tree farm,' v. tun . Elias Giffard held the manor in 1242 (Fees).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site