Ashwell

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English æsc →
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Meanings

proper nounAshwell (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwells)

plural Ashwells

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8974).
  4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2639).
  5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8613).
  6. countableuncountableA hamlet in Whitelackington civil parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3615).

Origin

  1. Old Englishæsc“ashtree”
  2. EnglishAshwell

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + wella (“spring”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HaswellHeswallShawell
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APA

Ashwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashwell

MLA

“Ashwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashwell.

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