Ashton
hamlet · City of Peterborough
Old EnglishAI-generated
This is a common place name meaning 'settlement or village by the ash trees'. It is derived from the Old English words 'æsc' (ash tree) and 'tūn' (farmstead, settlement, village).
Word origins
- Ash
- Old Englishash tree(from æsc "ash tree")
- ton
- Old Englishsettlement, village(from tūn "farmstead, settlement, village")
Historical forms
Estone · Assheton