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.

Askew Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Repton

Etymology

, cf. Haske Feld 1539Rental , Haskyefeld 1548 DbAns vi , Haskie feld 1580Burdett , Haskey Field 1769 EnclA , the first element is the adjective formed from hassuc ' coarse grass ' .