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.

Ashwoodhead (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Gnosall

Historical Forms

  • Ashwood Head 1833 O

Etymology

, 1630 ParReg , Ashwood Head 1833O , ' the top end of Ashwod ' ( v. æsc , wudu ) , v. hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement