Ashton under Hill
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'settlement by the ash trees' (Ashton) and is located 'under' the prominent Ashton Hill. The hill itself is named after the ash trees.
Word origins
- æsc
- Old Englishash tree(from æsc "ash tree")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead, village(from tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
- under
- Old EnglishAttestedunder, below(from under "under, below")
- hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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