Part 8 (2/2)
East Ilsley 5
Streatley 4
31
Ashamstead chap
Oxford
Gt. Marlow 4
H. Wycombe 4
36
Ash Bocking pa
Suffolk
Needham 6
Ipswich 6
10
Ashbourn[A] m.t. & pa
Derby
Derby 13
Leek 16
34
Ashbrittle pa
Somerset
Wellington 6
Wivelis...o...b.. 5
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Dist
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond
Population.
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Ashamstead chap
Newbury 9
49
346
31
Ashamstead chap
Henley 6
35
...
36
Ash Bocking pa
Woodbridge 8
75
234
10
Ashbourn[A] m.t. & pa
Wirksworth 9
139
4756
34
Ashbrittle pa
Dulverton 10
254
635
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[A] ASHBOURN is very pleasantly situated in a rich valley on the eastern side of the Dove, over which is a stone bridge. It is divided into two parts by a rivulet, which is called Henmore, the southern part of which is termed Compton, the ancient Campdene. From the descent of the hill on the Derby road, the view of the place as it presents itself embosomed amongst the hills is beautifully picturesque. It is a neat town, but there is nothing remarkable in its buildings. At the time of the conquest it was a royal manor, and subsequently became a part of the Duchy of Lancaster, until it was sold by Charles I. It is supposed that the church, which is dedicated to St. Oswald, was finished in the thirteenth century; in it are many monuments to the c.o.c.kaines, Bradburns, and Boothby's, successively possessors of the manors. Sir Thomas c.o.c.kaine and other natives, founded a Free Grammar School, in the reign of Elizabeth, for children of the town and neighbourhood, and also a second for the poorer cla.s.s of children of both s.e.xes. Here are also a chapel and a neat row of alms-houses, founded in 1800 by a native named Cooper, who made a fortune in London, for six poor men and women, and several other hospitals for decayed house-keepers, including one for the maintenance of four clergymen's widows. A very considerable trade is carried on here in cheese and malt, many horses and cattle are sold at its fairs. Much lace is made here, and a great many persons are employed in the iron and cotton factories in the neighbourhood. The romantic and beautiful glen of Dovedale is within a short distance. This town is one of the polling places for the southern division of the county.
_Market_, Sat.u.r.day.--Mail arrives 11 A.M., departs 2-3/4 P.M.--_Fairs_, first Tuesday in January, and Feb. 13, for horses and horned cattle, April 3, May 21, and July 5, for horses, horned cattle, and wool. August 16, October 20, and November 29, for horses, and horned cattle; the fairs for horses begin two or three days before the fair-day.--_Inns_, Blackmoor's Head and Green Man.--_Bankers_, Arkwright and Co.; drawn on Smith, Payne, and Co.
[Sidenote: A royal manor of the Saxon Kings made part of the Duchy of Lancaster.]
Map
Names of Places.
County.
Number of Miles From
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Ashburnham[A] pa
Suss.e.x
Battle 6
Hailsham 6
11
Ashburton[B] }
Devon
Exeter 20
Torquay 13
bo. m.t. & pa}
4
Ashbury to & pa
Berks
Lambourn 16
Wantage 10
11
Ashbury pa
Devon
Hatherleigh 5
Oakhampton 6
24
Ashby pa
Lincoln
Gt. Grimsby 7
Caistor 9
24
Ashby pa
Lincoln
Spilsby 2
Burgh 3
24
Ashby pa
Lincoln
Sleaford 6
Lincoln 13
24
Ashby to
Lincoln
Brigg 6
Epworth 7
27
Ashby pa
Norfolk
Norwich 8
Acle 7
27
Ashby pa
Norfolk
Acle 3
Norwich 12
36
Ashby pa
Suffolk
Lowestoft 5
Yarmouth 8
28
Ashby, Cold pa
Northamp
Northamp 12
Daventry 10
23
Ashby-de-la-Zouch}
Leicester
Leicester 18
Kegworth 10
[C] m.t. & pa}
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Dist.
Map
Names of Places.
Number of Miles From
Lond.
Population.
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Ashburnham[A] pa
East Bourne 11
55
721
11
Ashburton[B] }
Totness 7
192
4165
bo. m.t. & pa}
4
Ashbury to & pa
Highworth 7
70
698
11
Ashbury pa
Launceston 14
201
74
24
Ashby pa
Louth 12
160
179
24
Ashby pa
Wainfleet 6
134
170
24
Ashby pa
Navenby 6
121
178
24
Ashby to
Gainsboro' 14
157
378
27
Ashby pa
Bungay 9
116
72
27
Ashby pa
Yarmouth 8
125
82
36
Ashby pa
Beccles 7
119
42
28
Ashby, Cold pa
Harborough 10
78
385
23
Ashby-de-la-Zouch}
M Bosworth 10
115
4727
[C] m.t. & pa}
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[A] ASHBURNHAM is in the hundred of Foxearle, and rape of Hastings. This village gives the name and t.i.tle of Earl to the representatives of the ancient family of Ashburnham, who possessed this manor before the conquest. The s.h.i.+rt and white silk drawers in which Charles I. was executed, on the 30th of January, 1649, and also the watch which he gave to Mr. John Ashburnham, on the scaffold, are still preserved in the church, having been bequeathed by one of his descendants to the clerk of this parish for ever, and are exhibited as great curiosities.
[Sidenote: Bequests of Charles I. made on the scaffold.]
[B] ASHBURTON is situated in a valley encompa.s.sed by hills; it is about a mile from the river Dart, and consists princ.i.p.ally of one long street, through which runs the high road from London to Plymouth. The houses are neat, and most of them covered with slate, of which there is abundance in the vicinity. The manor belonged to the crown in the reign of James I., but it has since pa.s.sed through various private hands. The town, which is governed by a portreeve, chosen at the court leet and baron of the manor, is a borough by prescription, (that is to say, a custom continued until it has the force of law;) and was const.i.tuted one of the four stannary towns of Devon, by a charter of Edward I., in the twenty-sixth year of whose reign it sent two members to Parliament, but only returned members once subsequently until 1640, in which year its privilege was restored: by the late reform bill, it now returns but one member; the electors on the old const.i.tuency were 101, and 10 householders 342. The portreeve is the returning-officer. The borough comprises the parish of Ashburton.
_Market_, Sat.u.r.day.--_Fairs_, first Thursday in March; first Thursday in June; August 10; November 11, for horned cattle.--_Inns_, London and Golden Lion.--_Mail_ arrives 5 P.M., departs 9-3/4 A.M.
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