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

Other OS name in the Parish of Countisbury

Historical Forms

  • Ashdene 1330 DA
  • Aysshedene 1333 SR
  • Ashton 1543 DA

Etymology

is Ashdene 1330 DA 38(p), Aysshedene 1333SR (p),Ashton 1543 DA 38 . ' Ash valley , ' v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement