Ashton Watering
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a place where livestock were watered, associated with a settlement called Ashton. 'Ashton' means settlement by ash trees ('æsc' + 'tūn'). 'Watering' refers to a watering place.
Word origins
- Ash
- Old Englishash tree(from æsc "ash tree")
- ton
- Old Englishsettlement, village(from tūn "farmstead, settlement, village")
- Watering
- Old Englishwatering place(from wæterung "watering")
Historical forms
Estone · Assheton