The word Tree occurs very often in the names of places, and is no doubt connected with some historical circumstance: e.g.—
- Oswes-try,
- Coven-try,
- Dodin-tree,
- Web-tree,
- Grey-tree,
- Els-tree, &c.
The Oak (Ac) is found in
- Ac-ton, the oak town;
- Ack-worth, the oak farm;
- Auck-land, the oak district;
- Aike-Beck-Mouth, the mouth of the oak rivulet;
- Oak-leigh, Ock-ley, Oak-ley, Wok-ing, the oak meadow;
- As-kew (Ake-skeugh), the oak knoll;
- Ax-holme, the oak island;
- Ex-fold, the oak enclosure;
- Ex-twistle, the oak borders;
- Oke-hanger-mere, the oak meadow-lake;
- Oak-ham, the oak dwelling;
- Ock-brook, the oak brook;
- Uck-field, the oak plain;
- Bald-ock, the bare oak;
- Mart-ock, the market oak;
- Eich-horn, the oak height;
- Eichs-feld, the oak field;
- Eich-stadt, the oak town.
The Ash (Aesc) occurs in
- Ash-stead, ash dwelling;
- As-cot, ash hut;
- Ash-don, Ashen-don, Ash-down, ash hill;
- Ash-combe, Es-combe, ash valley;
- Esh-gill, ash rivulet;
- Ash-ling, ash heath;
- Ash-by, Ash-ton, aston, ash town;
- Ash-well, ash spring;
- Ash-borne, ash stream;
- As-hurst, ash thicket;
- Ash-fold, ash enclosure.
The Scandinavian form occurs in
- Ask-rigg, ash ridge;
- Ask-ern, ash dwelling;
- Asker-sund, ash sound;
- Ask-han, Ask-heim, ash home.
The German form is found in
- Eschers-leben, Aschers-leben, ash field or level;
- As-perg, ash hill;
- Eschen-bach, ash stream;
- Esch-wege, ash way;
- Esch-weiler, ash dwelling;
- As-sens, As-sen, ash dwelling;
- Assen-heim, ash home.