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Rh r .mount ASHFORD. 107 ASHLEWORTH. .mount altogether to 309. Tho custom of gavclkind >revails in 'the manor. Ashford is the birth-place ,f several distinguished men. Richard Glover, the an- iquary, was born hero in 1542. His nephew, Thomas ililles, also a native, was eminent as a herald and genea- .igist. Here, too, was bom, in 1616, Dr. John Wallis, he mathematician ; his father being vicar of Ashford. Che market is held on Tuesday and Saturday. On the irst and third Tuesday of each month the cattle market s held, which is considered one of the largest in the 'rom Romsey Marsh. Fairs take place on the 17th la., the 9th September, and the 12th and 24th October, or horses, cattle, and pedlary. There are races once . year. Ashford gives the title of baron to the Keppcls, iarls of Albemarle. ASHFORD, a limit, in thp par. of Killeedy, bar. of Heuquin, in the co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Irc- und, 6 miles to the S. of Newcastle. ASHFORD, a par. in the bund, of Spelthomc, in the o. of Middlesex, 2 miles to the E. of Steines. It is a .tatiou on the Richmond and Staines branch of the South Western railway, and is situated in a highly cultivated ind wooded district. It was formerly a possession of (Westminster Abbey, and afterwards a part of the ho- nour of Hampton. Before the lands were enclosed, reviews were frequently held here. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of London, val. 136, in. the satron. of the lord chancellor. Tho church, which is dedicated to St. Matthew, was erected in 1858. There U a Welsh charity school for 200 children, founded in 1857. The building is of stone, in the Elizabethan style 3f architecture. There are several seats of the nobility tod gentry ; among which are those of the Duke of Argyll and Lord Kinnoul, Clock House, Ashford Lodge, Ford House, &c. ! ASHFORD, a hmlt. in the par. of Ilton, hnnd. of Abdick and Balstone, in the co. of Somerset, 2 miles from Ilminster. ! ASHFORD, a huilt. in the par. of Rathnew, bar. of Newcastle, in the co. of YVicklow, and prov. of Leinstor, Ireland, 7 miles to the N.E. of Rathdrum. It is situated in a pleasant and fertile country, on the south bank of the river Yarty. Rossana, the residence of the Tighes, is in the same parish. Fairs are held on the 27th April, the 24th June, the 8th September, and the 16th December. ASHFORD-BOWDLER, a par. in the hund. of Lower Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to the S.E. of Ludlow. The river Tcmo runs through it. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 55, in the patron, of C. "Walker, Esq. The chapel is dedicated to St. Andrew. The principal residences are Ashford- Bowdler Court and Ashford-Bowdler Hall. ASHFORD-CARBONELL, a par. in the hunds. of Stottcsdcn and Munslow, in the co. of Salop, 3 miles to the S. of Ludlow. Tho living is a rect. annexed to the irect. of Little Hereford, in the dioc. of Hereford. Tho, church is dedicated to St. Mary. j ASHFORDBY, or ASFORDBY, a par. in the eastern div. of the hund. of Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 3 miles to the W. of Mclton-Mowbray. It is situated on the river Wreak, which connects it with the Leicester and Melton-Mowbray navigation. It is now a station on the Syston and Peterborough branch of the Midland Counties railway. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 455, in the patron, of the Rev. A. Burnaby, who is rector, patron, and lord of the manor. The church, which is dedicated to All Saints, has a square tower surmounted by a spire, and was repaired in 1847. The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. There is also a small endowed school founded in 1769, by Morris Cam; and a village school, built in 1843 by the rector, at a cost of 400. Some of the inhabitants of the village are employed in stocking- weaving. There is a bridge over the Wreak. The Hall is a handsome modern mansion in the Italian style. ASHFURLOXG, a vil. in the par. of Sutton Colefleld, hand, of Hemlingford, in the co. of Warwick, nearly 2 miles from Sutton Coleficld. Ashfurlong Hall is the principal residence. ASHGILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Coverham, western div. of the wap. of Hang, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles to the S.W. of Middleham. ASHILL, a par. in the hund. of Waylaud, in the co. of Norfolk, 3 miles N.W. of Walton, and 6 miles to the S.E. of Swaffham railway station. It was anciently the estate of the Hastings family, who held it by the singular tenure of serving the king's linen at the coronation. It is situated on a hill near the river Stoke, and commands an extensive prospect. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 850, in the patron, of the Rev. B. Edwards, incumbent. Tho church, which is chiefly in the perpendicular style, with a flint tower, is dedi- cated to St. Nicholas. There is a national school, esta- blished in 1821, and rebuilt in 1848. There are 30 acres of fuel allotment in the parish, besides other allotments ; and the charities amount to 36. ASHILL, a par. in the hund. of Abdick and Bulstone, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles to the N. of Chard. Taunton is its post town. Tho Chard Canal passes near it. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 98, in the patron, of the Prebendary of Ashill, in Wells Cathedral. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. In the reign of Edward II., a charter for a weekly market on Wednesday was obtained by Thomas de Multon, then lord of the manor ; also for fail's on three Saints' days. A fair is now held on Easter Monday. There is a chalybeate spring, called Skipperham Well, the water of which is considered useful in scorbutic affections. ASHINGDON, a par. in the hund. of Rochford, in the co. of Essex, 2 miles to the N. of Rochford. Its Saxon name was Assanditne, and it is generally con- sidered to bo the scene of the great battle between Canute and Edmund Ironside, in 1016, in which the latter was defeated. The camp of the victor is believed to have been fixed at the neighbouring village of Canew- don. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 254, in the patron, of Rev. J. Nottidge. The church, from which there is a fine prospect, is dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a charity school with a small endowment. ASHINGTON, a tnshp. united with the tnshp. of Sheepwash, in the par. of Bothal, Morpeth ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 3 miles to the E. of Morpeth. It is situated near the sea-coast, on the river Wandsbeck. ASHINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Stone, in tho co. of Somerset, 3 miles to the N. of Yeovil. Ilchester is its post town. It lies on the banks of the river Yeo, not far from the borders of Dorsetshire. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 162, in the patron, of the Rev. J. Nottidge. The church is dedicated to St. Vincent. There is an endowment of 3 per annum for the instruction of five boys at the Marston Magna school, founded by Sir J. St. Barbe. ASHINGTON, a par. in tho hund. of West Grin- stead, rape of Bramber, in tho co. of Sussex, 5 miles to the N.W. of Steyning. Hurstperpoint is its post town. It includes the chplry. of Buncton. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Chichester, val. with tho perpet. eur.* of Buncton, 289, in the patron, of the Duke of Norfolk. The tithes have been commuted for 288 per annum. The church is dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul. There is a chapel of ease at Buncton, which is open only six tunes a year for divine service ; this has been the custom from time immemorial. The village is a meet for Mr. Nap- pcr's hounds. Fairs are held on the 29th June and the 21st July, for the sale of cattle and for hiring servants. ASHKIRK, a par. and postal vil. partly in theco. of Roxburgh, and partly in the co. of Selkirk, Scotland, 3 miles to the S. of Selkirk. It is situated in a fertile and hilly district on the Ale Water, and was formerly the seat of tho Bishops of Glasgow. The living, val. 206, is in the presbyteiy of Selkirk, and in tho patron, of tho Earl of Minto. The par. extends over an area of about 18 square miles. ASHLEWORTH, or ASHEL WORTH, a par. in the
 * ounty ; numbers of sheep and bullocks being brought