Campsea Ashe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3255).

Word forms

Campsea Ashe

Etymology

Originally two settlements; recorded as Campeseia and Esce in 1086 (DB), from Old English camp + ēg, and æsc (“ash”). This later became Campsey Ash, as noted below.

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