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 Ashley () is a small rural locality of 339 people on the Carnarvon Highway, 17 km north of Moree, New South Wales, Australia and 692 km from Sydney. The village boundaries are within the Moree Plains Shire local government area. The vi ...

England

* Ashley, Cambridgeshire * Ashley, Cheshire *

Ashley, Gloucestershire Ashley is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about 8 miles south-west of Cirencester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 142, decreasing to 131 at the 2011 census. To the north, ac ...

* Ashley, East Hampshire * Ashley, New Forest, Hampshire * Ashley, Test Valley, Hampshire * Ashley, Kent * Ashley, Northamptonshire * Ashley, Staffordshire *

Ashley, Wiltshire Ashley is a small village in the civil parish of Box in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Corsham, which lies approximately east from the village. The village is on the A4 which links Bath with Corsham and Chippenham. Ashley Manor is fro ...

* Ashley (Bristol ward)

New Zealand

* Ashley, New Zealand ** Ashley (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate 1866–1902

United States

* Ashley County, Arkansas * Ashley, Illinois * Ashley, Indiana *

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, North Dakota * Ashley, Ohio * Ashley, Pennsylvania * Ashley, West Virginia * Ashley, Wisconsin *

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'' by Escape the Fate * "Ashley", a 2008 song from ''

Visiter ''Visiter'' is the second album released by The Dodos. A special edition is being put together to include a DVD of live footage from the last show of their most recent tour. In an April 2008 interview in the ''L.A. Record'', band member Meric Lon ...

'' by The Dodos * "Ashley", a 2012 song from '' ¡Dos!'' by Green Day * "Ashley", a 2020 songy from '' Manic'' by Halse

Other uses

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

Ashley (restaurant) Ashley (), is a restaurant chain based in South Korea owned by the E-Land E·Land Group (hangul:이랜드그룹) is a South Korean conglomerate headquartered in Changjeon-dong Mapo-gu Seoul, South Korea. E-Land Group takes part in retail malls, ...

, 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, a typeface created by Ashley Havinden * Ashley Treatment, a controversial treatment for static encephalopathy