| Current translation for Ashburnham |
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ash derived from æsc – ash trees |
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burn derived from burn – a brook or stream |
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ham derived from hamm – Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty. |
| “Ash trees brook or stream denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker” |
| Found in Domesday 1086AD |
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| Name found: | Esseborne (Sussex) |
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| Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk |
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