Ashley Heath
village · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ashley Heath combines the Old English 'æsc' (ash tree) and 'lēah' (clearing) with 'hēath' (heathland). It refers to a heathland area near a clearing with ash trees.
Word origins
- æsc
- Old Englishash tree(from æsc "ash tree")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, wood(from lēah "clearing, wood")
- hēath
- Old Englishheathland(from hēath "heathland")