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Rh ASHBUBr. 103 ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH. Baron Ashburton. He was a native of this town (1731), and died in 1783. The Independents, Baptists, and Wesleyans have chapels hero. There is a free grammar school, which was founded by William Blundell, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and endowed by several per- sona subsequently. The ancient chantry of St. Lawrence which adjoins the church has been used as the school- house since the Reformation. The grammar school has connected with it two scholarships and an exhibition at Exeter College, Oxford. Its revenue is 60. In the free school, endowed in 1754 by the members for the borough, Lord Middleton and John Harris, Esq., 100 children are instructed. It has a revenue of 115. _ In 1805, Mary Dunning founded a school for ten girls. The charities of this parish amount altogether to 382. A new market-house has been erected in place of the old one, which had fallen to decay. This town was the birthplace of Gifford, editor of tho " Quarterly Review," and of Dr. Ireland, Dean of Westminster. A market for wool and yarn is held on Tuesday, one for corn and provisions on Saturday. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in March and June, and the first Tuesdays in August and November, for horses and sheep. ASHBURY, a par. in the hund. of Shrivenhain, in the co. of Berks, 7 miles to the S.W. of Farringdon. Shrivenham is its post town. It is situated near the Great Western railway, and contains the tythgs. of Id- stone and Odstone, and the hmlt. of Kingstone-Winslow. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 375, in the patron, of the President and Fellows of Magda- len College, Oxford. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. There are charities amounting to 14 per annum. The famous White Horse Hill, so named from tho figure of a horse formed by a broad cutting in the chalk, is near Ashbury. Tho Roman Ikneild Street, also called Ridge Way, runs near the village. And in tho neigh- bourhood are Wayland Smith's cave, and tho remains of a camp of Alfred the Great. ASHBURY, a par. in the hund. of Black Torrington, in the co. of Devon, 5 miles to the N.W. of Okehamp- ton. Hatherleigh is its post town. A branch of the river Torridge runs through it. The living is a rect. * in tho dioc. of Exeter, val. 96, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. Tho church is dedicated to St. Mary. The principal residence is Ashbury House. ASHBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Litton Cheney, hund. of Uggscombe, in the co. of Dorset, 8 miles from Dor- chester. ASIIBY, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bottesford, eastern div. of the wap. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, G miles to the'N.W. of Brigg. ASIIBY, or ASHBY-WITH-OBY, a par. in the western div. of the hund. of Flegg, in the co. of Norfolk, 11 miles to the N.E. of Norwich. Ado is its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. with those of Oby and Thirne, which are annexed to it, G90, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. ASIIBY, a par. in the hund. of Loddon, in tho co. of Norfolk, 8 miles to the S.E. of Norwich, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Buckenham railway station. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Carleton St. Peter, in tho dioc. of Norwich. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The register dates fromlC20. Tho tithes have been com- muted for 170 per annum. A new rectory house was built in 1858. ASIIBY, a par. in the hund. of Mutford, in the co. of Suffolk, 5 miles to the N.W. of Lowestoft, its post town. The river Waveney flows near it on tho W., and Frit- ton Decoy lies to the N. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 214, in the patron, of Sir S. M. Peto. The church, which is thatched, and has a circu- lar tower with octangular top, is dedicated to St. Mary. ASHBY, CANONS, a par. in the hund. of Green's Norton, in the co. of Northampton, 8 miles to the N.W. of Towcestsr. Banbury is its post town. It is situated on the river Cherwell, and includes the hmlt. of Adstone. This place takes its name from a priory of Black Canons which was founded here about the time of Kin<r John by Stephen do Leye. At the Dissolution it had a reve- nue of 127 19*., and was given to Sir F. Bryan. The chapel of tho monastery still remains, and is used as the parish church. It is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains several monuments of the Drydens. The living is a dis- charged cur. in tho dioc. of Peterborough and patron, of Sir E. L. Dryden, Bart. Canons Ashby House is the seat of the Drydens. It has one room, 30 by 20 feet, floored and panelled with oak from a single tree which grew on the estate. ASHBY, CASTLE, a par. in the hund. of Wymersley, in tho co. of Northampton, 7 miles to tho E. of North- ampton, its post town. It lies near tho Northampton and Peterborough railway, and a little to the S. of tho river Nen. It includes the hmlt. of Chadstone. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 238, in the patron, of tho Marquis of Northampton. The church, which stands in the park, is very ancient. It has a porch in tho Norman stylo, a brass of the year 1401, and the monument of a crusader. It is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. Castle Ashby House is the seat of tho Marquis of Northampton. The older part of the mansion, which encloses a quadrangle, was erected by Henry, Lord Compton, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The more modern parts were built under the direction of Inigo Jones. There is a good csllection of pictures in the hall, including some interest- ing portraits ; among them are two curious portraits, painted on board, of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrews- bury, and Margaret his wife ; and one of the Rev. Ed- ward Lye, antiquary, and author of an Anglo-Saxon and Gothic Dictionary (1772). The library contains some valuable old books. Tho approach to the hall is by a fine avenue, nearly 3 miles long. The park was planned by Brown. ASHBY, COLD, a par. in the hund. of Guilsborough, in the co. of Northampton, 11 miles to the N.W. of Northampton. Welford is its post town. It is situated near the Union canal. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 230, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Mousley, vicar. Tho church contains a monument to Sir John Langham, Bart. (1671), and is dedicated to St. Dennis. The free school was founded and endowed in 1710 by William Wickes, and further endowed, in 1736, by Richard Eward. Its present income is 23. The parochial charities amount altogether to 43. This village was the birthplace (1543) of Richard Knolles, author of " The History of the Turks." The Pytchley hounds meet here. ASHBY-CUM-FENBY, a par. in the wap. of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, in tho co. of Lincoln, G miles to the S. of Great Grimsby, its post town. It is situated on tho Wolds. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 310, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. PetiT. There is an almshouse with an endowment of 30 a year. ASHBY-DE-LA-LAUNDE, a par. in the wap. of Flaxwell, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, G miles to the N. of Sleaford, its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 299, in the patron, of J. W. King, Esq. Tho church is dedicated to St. Hybald. There are charities amounting to 9. Tho principal residence is Ashby Launde House, the seat of tho King family. It was erected in 1595. ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, a par. and market-town in tho hund. of West Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 14 miles to the S. of Derby, and 115 miles from London by road, or 123J by rail. It is situated on the Leicester and Burton branch of the Midland railway, which has a station here, and about 3 miles to the N.E. of tho Ashby canal. It comprises the chplries. of Woodvillo and Blackfordby, and the village of Moira. The old form of the name of this parish^was Asee-bi, or Esseby, and is probably derived from sc, "ash," and the Danish //<, " dwelling." The addition de la Zmich it took from the family of that name, into whose possession the manor came in the reign of Henry III., and who held it to tho end of tho 14th century. In the reign of Edward IV.,