West Ashby
village · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
West Ashby means 'western settlement of Aesc's people'. It combines 'west' with 'Ashby', derived from a personal name and 'bȳ' (farmstead).
Word origins
- West Ashby
- Old EnglishAttestedwestern settlement of Aesc's people(from west "west", Aesc "personal name", ing "people of", bȳ "farmstead")
Historical forms
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