Aston Upthorpe
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Aston Upthorpe likely means a settlement ('tun') belonging to a person named Æsc or related to ash trees ('æsc'), with the second element referring to the nearby manor of Upthorpe. It was historically a dependent settlement.
Word origins
- Aston
- Old EnglishAttestedEast settlement or settlement by ash trees(from east "east", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Upthorpe
- Old EnglishUpper farmstead(from uppe "upper", þorp "secondary settlement, hamlet")
Historical forms
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