"Ashcroft" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ashcrofts [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|æsċ||ash tree}} Old English æsċ (“ash tree”), {{m|ang|croft||enclosed field}} croft (“enclosed field”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Ashcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ashcrofts)
  1. (countable) A surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Ashcroft-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada, Villages in British Columbia, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Ashcroft-en-name-hHvou5Ch
  3. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Colorado, USA, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ashcroft-en-name-YsHgD7Vh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 45 17
  4. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Places in Sydney, Suburbs in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Ashcroft-en-name-mqssY4~r

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