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.

Ashgoe

Other OS name in the Parish of Grovely Wood

Historical Forms

  • Ashgore 1331 For
  • Aishe Goore Copice 1570 PembSurv
  • Ashgore 1603 Hoare

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Ashgore 1331For , Aishe Goore Copice 1570 PembSurv,Ashgore 1603 Hoare . ' Ash gara or point of land . '