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Ashton Hayes

village · Cheshire West and Chester

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'Ashton', meaning 'settlement by the ash trees', with 'Hayes', likely referring to an enclosure or hedged area. It suggests a settlement near ash trees with associated enclosed land.

Word origins

æsc
Old Englishash tree(from æsc "ash tree")
tūn
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead, village(from tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
hæg
Old Englishenclosure, hedge(from hæg "enclosure, hedge")