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Rh ASGARBY. 101 ASHBORNE. ASGARBY, a par. in the western div. of the Boko of Joliiigbrokc, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to the S.E. of Horncastle. Spilsby is its post town. It is situated in a fenny district on the Wolds. The living is a perpct. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 55, in the patron, of the bishop. There is a small en- dowment, founded by Henry Pell, in 1667, for the in- struction of poor children. ASH, a limit, in the par. of Sutton-on-thc-Hill, hund. of Apple-tree, in the co. of Derby, 7 miles to the W. of 'by. , a chplry. in the par. of Netherbury, in the co. 'orset. Its post town is Beaminstcr. SH, a hmlt, in the par. of Parkham, hund. of Shcb- .-. in the co. of Devon, 6 miles from Torrington. ASH, a hmlt. in the par. of South Tawton, hund. of Wonford, in the co. of Devon, 4 miles to the S.E. of Okehampton. At Ash House in this hamlet, formerly the seat of the Drakes, and now in ruins, was born the great Duke of Marlborough, in 1650. ASH. See Esn, Durham. ASH, or ASH-NEXT-RIDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Axton, Dartford and Wilmington, lathe of Sutton- at-Hone, in the eo. of Kent, 7 miles to the S.E. of Dart- ford. Sevenoaks is its post town. It comprises the limits, of Hodsol Street, West York, and Culverstone Green. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 548, in the patron, of W. Lambard, Esq. The church, which contains a brass of 1460, is dedicated to >SS. Peter and Paul. A free school was endowed in 1735, by the Rev. Samuel Attwood, and further endowed by James Lance in 1811. Its revenue is 33, and it is now united with a school on the Madras system. There is also a girls' school. Fairs are held on the 5th April and the 10th October. ASH, a tythg. in the par. of Crewkorne, hund. of the same name, in the co. of Somerset. It is united with the tythg. of Laymore. ASH, a hmlt. in the par. of Maiiock and hund. of the same name, in the co. of Somerset, 3 miles to the S.W. of Ilchestcr. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 62, in the patron, of the vicar. ASH, a par. in the first div. of the hunds. of Godley and Woking, in the co. of Surrey, 4 miles to the N.E. of Farnham. It comprises the chplry. of Frimley, and the hmlt. of Normanby. It lies in a hilly district on the borders of Hampshire, near the ridge of chalk hills called Hog's Back, and is intersected by the Basingstoke canal. Ash common is to the north of the village. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 473, in the patron, of the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College. The chureh is dedicated to St. Peter. In addition to the parish church, there are two chapels of ease one, St. Michael's, York Town, and the other at the hamlet of Frimley, the livings of which are perpet. curs., the former, val. 90, in the patron, of the Bishop of Winchester, and the latter, val. 70, in that of the rector. There are charities amounting to 16. Ash Lud'jte is the principal residence. ASH-BADWELL. See BADWELL ASH, Suffolk. ASH-BOCKING, a par. in the hund. of Bosmere and Claydon, in the co. of Suffolk, 6 miles to the N. of Ipswich. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 333, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which contains a brass of the year 1585, is dedi- cated to All Saints. The charities, consisting of the income from the town lands, amount to 25. ASH MAGNA, and ASH PARVA, tnshps. in the par. of Whitchurch, and hund. of Bradford (North), in the co. of Salop, 2 miles to the S.E. of Whitchurch, 9 N.W. of Market Drayton, and 15 from Crewe railway station. The vil. of Ash Magna is situated on the road from Whitchurch to Market Drayton. The church of Our Saviour is a neat brick and stone building, erected in 1836. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichiield, val. 140, in the patron, of the rector of Whitchurch. There is a national school. Ash House Ash Grove are the principal residences. ASH-NEAR-SANDWICH, a par. and vil. in the - hund. of Wingham, lathe of St. Augustine, ill the co. of Kent, 3 miles to the AV. of Sandwich, and 64 from Lon- don. A branch of the river Stour flows along the north border of the par., and the hmlt. of Richborough is in- cluded in it. There are several corn mills and a brewery. The living is a vie.* with the perpet. cur. of Trinity, in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 250, in the gift of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a handsome cruciform Gothic edifice, of the early part of the 13th century. The tower, which is a landmark, rises from the centre of the building and is supported by four elegant arches. At the side of the chancel is a private chapel, containing some fine brasses and monu- ments. A chapel of ease has also been erected at West- marsh, 2 miles distant. The Independents have a ne:it chapel. There is an endowed school for 25 boys a7id 25 girls, founded by Eleanor and Anne Cartwright, tho revenue of which is about 90. A school-house was afterwards erected by Elizabeth Godfrey, on condition that ten additional pupils of each sex should share the instruction of tho school; tho number has since been extended to 50. There are other charities amounting to about 47 a year. In the hamlet of Richborough are the remarkable ruins of Richborough Castle, the Roman Rutupium. [See RICHBOROUGH.] Hops are culti- vated in the district. Fairs are held on the 21st May and the 29th September. Guilton Town is a hmlt. on the W. of Ash, on tho London and Sandwich road. ASH-PRIORS, a par. in the western div. of the hund. of Kingsbury, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles to tho N.W. of Taunton, its post town. This parish, with three others, forms a detached portion of the hundred. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 70, in the patron, of Sir T. B. Lethbridge, Bart. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. ASH WEEK, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Lydeard, western div. of tho hund. of Kingsbury, in the co. of Sumerset, close to Ash-Priors. ASHAMPSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Moreton, in the co. of Berks, 10 miles to the N.W. of Reading, its post town. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 80, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Sykes and Simeon's Trustees. The church is dedicated to St. Clement. There arc charities amounting to 12. ASHAMPSTEAD, a chplry. in the par. of Lewknor, hund. of the same name, in the co. of Oxford, but detached, and locally in the co. of Buckingham, 3 miles to the N.W. of Great Marlow. The living is a cur. united with the vie. of Lewknor. ASHATCH, a vil. in tho co. of Salop, 3 miles from Ludlow. ASHBORNE, or ASHBURNE, a market town and par., chiefly in the hund. of Wirksworth, partly in the hunds. of Appletree and Morleston, and Litchurch, in the co. of Derby, 10 miles to the S.W. of Wirksworth, and 139 miles from London by road,or 146ibyrail. It is connected with the North Staffordshire railway by a short branch line to Rocester. Tho par. is situated in Dove- dale, and comprises the chplries. of Alsop-le-Dale, Clifton and Hulland, the hmlts. of Sturston and Yeldersley, and the libs, of Newton Grange and Offcote-Underwood. The Henmore, a small stream, divides the town into two parts, the southern of which is called Compton. At the Conquest, Ashbourne was a royal manor, and its name in Domesday Book is El-sebum. It formed part of tho Duchy of Lancaster from the reign of Edward I. to tho reign of Charles I., by whom it was sold with other estates in the duchy. It was the scene of a battle during the civil war, and" was captured by the forces of the parliament in 1644. It was retaken, and visited by Charles I. in 1645. One hundred years after, the Pre- tender, Charles Edward Stuart, with several officers, remained in the town a night, taking possession of the Manor house. The town stands on the eastern side of the river Dove, in a deep valley embosomed in green hills, and rich in grand and beautiful scenery. Thorp Cloud is the most prominent hill in the neighbourhood, but there are many other lofty and grotesque masses of rock in the dale, bearing such fanciful names as " My