The name derives from the Saxon word "denu", meaning "stream". Victorian romantics were so convinced that there must have been a battle involving the Danes (Vikings) here, that old Ordnance Survey maps actually marked a site of a battle at Bashley. To the west of Bashley is a set of farmsteads and smallholdings, Ossemsley.
The name originates from the Saxon word "denu", meaning "stream". Victorian romantics believed there was a Viking battle here, leading to old maps marking a site of battle at Bashley.  West of Bashley is a collection of farmsteads and smallholdings called Ossemsley.