Talk:Ash, Surrey
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[edit] Hello
Does anybody have any idea about the origin of the name Ash?
Thanx in advance!
Eliko 00:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
- According to Sally Jenkinson's book:
- "In the year 976 Ash was spelled 'Aesc', which meant 'at the ash tree' — an appropriate name, since ash trees still spring up like weeds every year in the middle of the village."
- And later:
- "The fields which lie between the Manor House and the road to its south used to be 'Ash Green', the road having taken its present course only since 1856. The two ponds on the green are still there."
- Hope that helps, Charivari 03:29, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
