Ashley is a place name derived from the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Ashley (given name) Ashley is a given name which was originally an Old English surname. It is derived from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) words ''æsc'' (ash) and '' lēah'' and translates to "Dweller near the ash tree meadow". Regional variations Europe Ashley ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *

Ashley (surname) Ashley is the surname of: * Alicia Ashley (born 1967), Jamaican-American boxer, former WBC world champion * April Ashley (1935–2021), English model outed as a transgender woman * Bernard Ashley (businessman) (1926–2009), British businessman an ...

, a list of people *

Ashley (singer) Ashley Colón, nicknamed La Chica Bomba (b. October 27, 1975, in Puerto Rico), is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican merengue music, merengue singer. Mostly influenced by popular Puerto Rican singer and actress Iris Chacón, Ashley began her successf ...

(born 1975), Puerto Rican singer * Ashley, South Korean singer and leader of

Ladies' Code Ladies' Code () is a South Korean girl group formed by Polaris Entertainment in 2013. The group's original lineup consisted of leader Ashley and members Kwon Ri-se, RiSe, EunB, Lee So-jung (singer), Sojung, and Zuny. They made their debut with t ...

Places

Australia

* Ashley, New South Wales

England

Ashley, Cambridgeshire Ashley is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Newmarket. The modern village consists of the two ancient parishes of Ashley and Silverley. Ashley covers and in the 2011 ce ...

Ashley, Cheshire Ashley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 261. The village is close to the border with Greater Manchester, just to the south of the M56 motorway and Manchester Airport. Neighbouring ...

* Ashley, Gloucestershire *

Ashley, East Hampshire Ashley is a hamlet in the large civil parish of Bentworth in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Alton, which lies approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to the east. Its nearest railway station was on the Basi ...

Ashley, New Forest Ashley is a village located in the southwest of Hampshire, England. It lies on the eastern outskirts of New Milton in the New Forest district, and is two miles (3 km) inland from the sea. Its history dates back to the Domesday book of 1086 ...

, Hampshire *

Ashley, Test Valley Ashley is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, west of Winchester. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 72. ...

, Hampshire *

Ashley, Kent Ashley (also known, signposted and marked on some maps as Sutton) is a hamlet located in the parish of Sutton, some five miles (8 km) north of Dover on the summit of Gaggs Hill in Kent, England. Ashley runs almost seamlessly into the neigh ...

Ashley, Northamptonshire Ashley is a village and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire, England, about northeast of Market Harborough, Leicestershire and west of Corby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 224. The village is near the River ...

Ashley, Staffordshire Ashley is a village and former civil parish in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 508. The village is close to the border of Shropshire, adjacent to Loggerheads, and ...

* Ashley, Wiltshire *

Ashley (Bristol ward) Ashley is one of thirty-five council wards in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom. The ward contains the areas of Baptist Mills, Montpelier, St Andrew's, St Paul's and St Werburgh's. The Ward has over 16,000 residents and is served by o ...

New Zealand

Ashley, New Zealand Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village. Education Ashley School is Ashley's only school, and was established in 1 ...

Ashley (New Zealand electorate) Ashley was a New Zealand electorate situated north of Christchurch. It was in use from 1866 to 1902, and was replaced with the Hurunui electorate. Population centres In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives focussed i ...

, a former electorate 1866–1902

United States

Ashley County, Arkansas Ashley County is a rural South Arkansas county with a culture, economy, and history based on timber and agriculture. Created as Arkansas's 52nd county on November 30, 1848, Ashley County has seven incorporated municipalities, including Hamburg, ...

Ashley, Illinois Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 census. The village was named after Colonel L. W. Ashley, a railroad division engineer. Geography Ashley is located at (38.328332, -89.188860). ...

Ashley, Indiana Ashley is a town in Indiana located on the border of Smithfield Township, DeKalb County and Steuben Township, Steuben County. The population was 983 at the 2010 census. History Ashley was platted in 1892 when the Wabash Railroad was extended t ...

Ashley, Michigan Ashley is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 563 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the northwest corner of Elba Township. No major state trunkline runs through the village, although M-57 p ...

Ashley, Missouri Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 161, approximately six miles south of Bowling Green. Ashley was platted in 1836. The community was named for William Henry Ashley William ...

Ashley, North Dakota Ashley is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 613 at the 2020 census. History Ashley was laid out in 1888 when the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad was extended t ...

Ashley, Ohio Ashley is a village in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2010 census. Ashley students attend the Buckeye Valley Local School District. History Ashley was laid out in 1849. Ashley is the name of L. W. Ashley, ...

Ashley, Pennsylvania Ashley is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, one mile (2 km) from Wilkes Barre. The population was 2,588 at the 2020 census. History Ashley was first settled in 1830. Forty years later, in 1870, it was incorporated as a borough. It wa ...

Ashley, West Virginia Ashley is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. Ashley is located along West Virginia Route 23 and McElroy Creek McElroy Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, long, in northern West Virginia in ...

Ashley, Wisconsin Ashley is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Guenther and Knowlton, in Marathon County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and ...

Ashley River The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about five miles west of Summerville, widening into a ti ...

, South Carolina

Music

* "Ashley", a 2008 song from ''

This War Is Ours ''This War Is Ours'' is the second album by American rock band Escape the Fate. It is the first Escape the Fate album to feature former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt on vocals. The album received mixed reviews from critics. It was produced by ...

'' by Escape the Fate * "Ashley", a 2008 song from '' Visiter'' by The Dodos * "Ashley", a 2012 song from ''

¡Dos! ''¡Dos!'' (stylized in all caps) is the tenth studio album by American rock band Green Day. The album was released on November 9, 2012, in Australia, November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Reprise Re ...

'' by Green Day * "Ashley", a 2020 songy from '' Manic'' by Halse

Other uses

Ashley (automobile) Ashley were manufacturers of body shells and chassis for specials from 1955 to 1962. They also offered a range of products for special builds: radiators, header tanks, lighting sets, steel tubing, sheet aluminium, various suspension parts, water ...

, a kit car manufactured in England from 1954 to 1962 * ''Ashley'' (film), a 2013 film directed by Dean Ronalds * Ashley (restaurant), a South Korean restaurant chain *

Ashley Furniture Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is an American home furnishings manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin. The company is owned by father and son team Ron and Todd Wanek. Ashley Furniture manufactures and distributes home ...

, an American furniture company *

Ashley Script Ashley Script is a typeface developed by the British designer Ashley Havinden in 1955 for Monotype Corporation. He also created the fonts ''Ashley Crawford'' and ''Ashley Inline''. Ashley Script is a brush script and is based on Havinden's own ha ...

, a typeface created by Ashley Havinden *

Ashley Treatment The Ashley Treatment refers to a controversial set of medical procedures performed on an American child, "Ashley X". Ashley, born in 1997, who has severe developmental disabilities due to static encephalopathy; she is assumed to be at an infant ...

, a controversial treatment for static encephalopathy