ASHBY ST. LEGERS. 105 ASHEEIDGE. Lincoln, val. 118, in the patron, of the Doan and Chap- tor of Lincoln. The church, -which is old, is dedicated to St. Andrew. Roman relics have been discovered in ihe neighbourhood of the church. AS11BY ST. LEGERS, a par. in the hund. of Fawslcy, in tin- co. of Northampton, 4 miles to the N. of Daven- try. Rugby is its post town. It is situated near the borders of Warwickshire and the London and North Western railway. The Roman road, Watling Street, runs on the western side of the parish, and the Grand Junction and Oxford canals pass within a short distance east and west of it. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 130, in the patron, of Lady Son- house. The church is dedicated to St. Lcodpgar, or I.eil^er, and is in the perpendicular style of architec- ture. It contains a beautifully ornamented screen, a t. several piscinas, and tombs -with brasses of the , family. The ancient seat of the Catesbys was iin this parish. Among them were William Catesby, the [favourite of Richard III., the "Cat" of the well-known (rhyme, and Robert Catesby, the associate of Guy Faux in the Gunpowder Plot. Ashby Legers Manor House iis the seat of Lady Senhouse. Ashby Lodge, which lias a collection of pictures by old masters, and is sur- rounded by beautiful grounds, is the seat of G. II. Ar- nold, Esq. This village is a meet for the Pytchley hounds. ASH BY, "WEST, a par. in the soke of Homcastle, parts of Lincoln, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the N.E. of Horncastle, its post town. It contains the .hmlts. of Farthorpe and Middlethorpe. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 54, in the patron, of the Bishop of Carlisle. The church is dedi- cated to All Saints. Ashby Thorpe House is the princi- pal residence. i ASHCHURCH, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Tewkesbury, in the co. of Gloucester, 2 miles to the "N.E. of Tewkesbury, its post town. It lies on the bor- ders of Worcestershire, and comprises the tythgs. of Aston-upon-Carron, Fiddington-with-Natton, North-
- vay-with-Newton, and Pamington. It is a station on
- ho Bristol and Birmingham section of the Midland
Jounties railway. The river Carron flows through the oarish. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of 'Gloucester and Bristol, val. 270, in the patron, of the (Rev. J. Askew, incumbent. The church is chiefly in the perpendicular style, with a tower, and has a Norman porch. It is dedicated to St. Nicholas. This parish has a mineral spring of similar character to the Cheltenham waters. ASHCOMBE, a par. in the hund. of Exminster, in the co. of Devon, 3 miles to the E. of Chadleigh. Daw- lish is its post town. The living is a rect. * in the dioc.
- of Exeter, val. 222, in the patron, of the lord chan-
(cellor. The church, which was partly rebuilt in 1825, is in the form of a cross, and contains a stone font and a handsome stained window. There is a free school, endowed by Robert Moalle in 1802, with 3 per annum. ASHCOMBE, a hmlt. in the par. of Weston-super- Mare, hund. of Wintorstoke, in the co. of Somerset, 8 miles to the N.W. of Axbridge. It is situated near the coast of the Bristol Channel, and not far from the Great Western railway. ASHCOTT, a par. in the hurid. of Whitley, in the co. of Somerset, 8 miles to the E. of Bridgwater. It is i station on the Glastonbury branch of the Bristol and Exeter railway. It was formerly a possession of the Abbey of- Glastonbury. It contains the hmlt. of Ped- well. The living is a cur. annexed to the vie. of Shap- wick, in the dioc. of Bath and Wells. The church is ledicated to All Saints. There is a chapel belonging to .he Wcsleyan Methodists. The poor of the parish have .he benefit of an endowment of 70 a year, bequeathed ay Richard Mills. ASHDON, a par. in the hund. of Freshwell, in the co. >f Essex, 3 miles to the N.E. of Saffron Walden ; Linton s its post-town. It is situated on the borders of Cam- bridgeshire, on a branch of the river Cam, and includes '.he hmlt. of Little Burtlow, or Bartlow End. The living vol.. i. is a rect. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 909, in the patron, of the Master and Fellows of Caius College, Cambridge. The church is dedicated to All Saints. The parochial charities, including a. small endowment for a free school, amount to 21. On the eastern borders of this parish arc four barrows of a pyramidal form, called Bartlow Hills, conjectured by some to be the burial- places of those who fell at the battle of Assandune, which was fought in 1016' between Canute and Edmund Ironside. Chains and stone coffins have been discovered within one of them, and Roman coins arc found near them. This battle is referred by others to Ashingdon. Ashdon Park is the seat of the Pipers. ASHE, a tythg. in the par. of Netherbury, in the hund. of Beaminster Forum, in the co. of Dorset, 1 mile from Beaminster. The living is a perpet. cur. united with the vie. of Netherbury, in the dioc. of Salisbury. ASHE, a tythg. in the par. of Stourpain, in the hund. of Pimpeme, in the co. of Dorset, 3 miles to the N.W. of Blandford. It is watered by the river Stour. ASHE, a par. in the hund. of Overton, Kingsclere div. of tho co. of Southampton, 5 miles to the E. of Whit- church, its post town. The South Western railway runs near it. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 410, in the patron, of W. H. Beach, Esq. The church is dedicated to tho Holy Trinity. The principal residences are Asho Park and Oakley Hall ; at the former of which the Vine hounds meet. ASHELDHAJI, a par. in the hund. of Dcngie, in the co. of Essex, 9 miles to the S.E. of Maldon. The living is a vie.* .in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 339, in tho patron, of tho bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. There are traces of an old intrenchment. ASHELWORTH, Gloucestershire. See ASHLEWORTH. ASHEN, a par. in the hund. of Hinckford, in the co. of Essex, 2 miles to the S.W. of Clare. Sudbury is its post town. It is situated on the borders of Suffolk, on the south bank of the river Stour. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 300, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. It is said that an Augustine priory existed here in the reign of Edward II. Ashen House is the principal residence. ASHENDON HUNDRED, one of the eight subdi- visions of the co. of Buckingham, situated in the western part of the co., and bounded on the N. by Buckingham hund., on the E. by Cottesloe hund., on the S.E. by Aylesbury hund., and on the W. and S.W. by Oxford- shire. It contains the following pars. : Ashendon, Aston-Sandford, Boarstall, Brill, Chearsley, Chilton, East Claydon, Middle Claydon, Crendon, Dorton, Grandborough, Grendon-under-Wood, Hogshaw, 111- mer, or Hlmire, Ludgershall, Fleet Marston, North Marston, Oakley, Oving, Pitchcott, Quainton, Quarren- don, Shabbington, Towersey, Waddesdon, Upper Win- chendon, Nether Winchendon, Wootton-uuder-Wood, and Worminghall, with parts of the pars, of Beckley, Dinton, Ickford, and Kingsey. The hund. has an area of 66,670 acres. ASHENDON, a par. in tho hund. of Ashendon, in the co. of Buckingham, 8 miles to the W. of Aylesbury. Thame is its post-town. Pollicot is a hmlt. of this par. In tho middle of the 7th century, the partition of the kingdom of Wesscx by Kenwealh and Cuthred was arranged at ^"Esccsdunc, the king conceding to his nephew 300 hides of land, and in 871 it was the scene of a battle, in which the Danes were defeated by Ethelred I. and Alfred. Much doubt exists as to the site of this battle : Dr. Kennet contends for Ashendon ; but Gough identifies it with Ashdown Park, near East Ilsley, and he is followed by Benjamin Thorpe, the editor of the "Saxon Chronicle;" while Bishop Gibson assigns it to Aston Tii-old, in Berkshire. The living is a perpet. .cur. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. with that of Dorton, 106, in the patron, of Christ Church College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and contains an ancient monu- ment with the effigy of a Crusader, who was probably a Stafford, of the family to which tho manor of Pollicot belonged. Petty sessions arc held in the village. ASHERIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Chesham and
