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).