English Explanatory Dictionary

Aylsham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1926).

Word forms

Aylsham

Etymology

Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book under various names, including Helesham and Ailesham. From Old English *Æġleshām, a compound of *Æġel (“a personal name”) + hām (“home, farm”).

Related words

Aylesham
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