Ashley is a place name derived from the

Old English Old English ( or , or ), 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 developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

words '' æsċ'' (“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 In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with ...

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

Ashley (surname) Ashley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * 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) (1 ...

, a list of people * Ashley (singer) (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 RiSe, EunB, Sojung, and Zuny. They made their debut with the mini-album '' Code#01'' and t ...

* Ashley, a character from the ''

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'' video game series.

Places

Australia

* Ashley, New South Wales

England

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

Ashley, Cheshire Ashley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 358. The village is close to the border with Greater Manchester, just to the south of the M56 motorway and Manchester Airport. Neighbouring vi ...

* Ashley, Dorset, a settlement in

St Leonards and St Ives St Leonards and St Ives is a civil parish in Dorset, England. The parish contains the settlements of Ashley, Ashley Heath, St Ives and St Leonards, which have merged to form a single urban area. History The parish was created on 1 April 1932 ...

parish *

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, acr ...

* Ashley, East Hampshire *

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 108 ...

, 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 nei ...

* Ashley, Northamptonshire * Ashley, Staffordshire * Ashley, Wiltshire *

Ashley (Bristol ward) Ashley is an Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the city of Bristol, England. It is represented by three members on Bristol City Council, which are Abdul Malik, Izzy Russell and Tim Wye, all members of the Green Party of England a ...

Ashley Heath Ashley Heath is a village in Dorset, England, adjacent to the villages of St Leonards and St Ives, with which it forms the civil parish of St Leonards and St Ives. Ashley Heath is located north-east of Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is ...

, Dorset

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 Rakahuri School is Ashley's only school, and was establis ...

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 **

Ashley River / Rakahuri The Ashley River (; officially Ashley River / Rakahuri) is in the Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury region of New Zealand. It flows generally southeastwards for before entering the Pacific Ocean at Waikuku Beach, Pegasus Bay north of Christc ...

, which flows past the settlement in Canterbury

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 municipality, municipalities, incl ...

Ashley, Illinois Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 462 at the 2020 census. The village was named after Colonel L. W. Ashley, a railroad division engineer. Geography According to the 2010 census, Ashley has a ...

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 1,026 at the 2020 census. History Ashley was platted and incorporated on July 18, 1892 when the ...

Ashley, Michigan Ashley is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 508 at the 2020 census. The village is located in the northwest corner of Elba Township. No major state trunkline runs through the village, although M- ...

Ashley, Missouri Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of 94 in the 2020 census. It is located on Route 161, approximately six miles south of Bowling Green. Ashley was plat In the United States ...

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 ...

* Ashley, Ohio *

Ashley, Pennsylvania Ashley is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre. The population was 2,588 at the 2020 census. History Ashley was first settled in 1830. Forty years later, in 1870 ...

* Ashley, West Virginia *

Ashley, Wisconsin Ashley is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Guenther and Knowlton, in Marathon County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the Unit ...

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 the 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 Repri ...

'' by Green Day * "Ashley", a 2013 song from ''

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'' by Big Sean * "Ashley", a 2020 song from '' Manic'' by Halsey

Other uses

Ashley (automobile) Ashley were manufacturers of body shells and chassis for kit car, 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 par ...

, a kit car manufactured in England from 1954 to 1962 * Ashley (restaurant), a South Korean restaurant chain * Ashley Furniture, an American furniture company * Ashley Script, 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, has severe developmental disabilities due to static encephalopathy; she is assumed to be at an infant le ...

, a controversial treatment for static encephalopathy *

Corbett v Corbett ''Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley)'' is a 1970 family law divorce case heard between November and December 1969 by the High Court of England and Wales in which Arthur Corbett sought annulment of his marriage to April Ashley. Corbett had k ...

, otherwise Ashley , 1970 English transsexual divorce case *

Storm Ashley Storm Ashley was the first named storm from the 'western group' list of names, being named by Ireland. It was also known in Germany as ''Josefine'', being named by Free University of Berlin. Weather warnings Storm Ashley was forecast to first ...

, 2024 storm in north-western Europe