2006-12-22 09:46:53 · 8 answers · asked by niceday 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No, it is a Saxon Locality, in the Midlands (Mercian dialect), A corruption of Estley or Eastley, the east meadow or field.
2006-12-22 10:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Astley is a small village in Warwickshire dating from at least the 12 century
2006-12-22 09:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by rich44uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CASTRO,CASTRIA,A,UM..LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE ASTLEY MAY HAVE ENDURED A CONSONANT LOSS....CASTLE being the operative stem!a name for fortress or miltary establishment capable of being defended and held!!!castlebury,castelemar,...perhaps the "y" is indicative of a past conjunctive article :"zaragoza y gondorra" denoting the castle held by a powerful family of joined lineages or "ye" as in your!!!go to google maps and observe any abcient "ley" lines or" roman fortications" or city defensive walls which might have lead to ythe city's initial layout or organization on the land!!is it near "hadrian's wall-like" structures???
2006-12-22 10:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several, as far as I know four, villages in England with this name, but there is nothing like it to the southeast, in the roman peninsula I mean, my answer would be: no, no roman town or name as such.
2006-12-22 10:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by A. Felipe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a Roman name and is not Roman in origin.
2006-12-22 09:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old English
It means eastern wood or clearing.
2006-12-22 23:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah go with east lea
2006-12-22 19:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by charles b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure, but it doesn't sound like one
2006-12-22 10:18:28 · answer #8 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋