A common name, ‘ash-tree wood or clearing’, OE æsc + lēah; examples include: Ashley Cambridgeshire Esselie (1086) (DB). Ashley Cheshire Ascelie (1086) (DB). Ashley Devon. Esshelegh (1238). Ashley Dorset. Asseleghe (1246). Ashley Hampshire, near Lymington. Esselie (1086) (DB). Ashley Hampshire, near Winchester. Asselegh (1275). Ashley Northamptonshire Ascele (1086) (DB). Ashley Staffordshire Esselie (1086) (DB). Ashley Green Buckinghamshire Essleie (1227), Assheley grene (1468).

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