Ashford Common
village · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'common land by the ash trees' ford'. It combines Old English 'æsc' (ash tree), 'ford' (river crossing), and 'gemæne' (common land).
Word origins
- Ashford
- Old Englishford by the ash trees(from æsc "ash tree", ford "ford, river crossing")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from gemæne "common")
Historical forms
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