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.

Ashstead

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Esthwaite 1638 FF
  • Eshthat 1639 ib

Etymology

, 1823 M , probably an adaption of Esthwaite 1638FF , Eshthat 1639 ib , ' ash-tree clearing ' , v. eski(æsc) , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name