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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ashwell's Grove

Other OS name in the Parish of Saffron Walden

Historical Forms

  • Essewell' 1227 Fees, Ass(he)
  • well, Es(sh)well, Haiswell(epont) 1387 Walden

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Essewell '1227 Fees, Ass (he )well ,Es (sh )well , Haiswell (epont )1387Walden . v. æsc , wielle .