ASHOW. 109 ASHTON. square embattled tower, and contains a curious old font with twenty small compartments round it, each enclosing v figure in a devotional attitude. These figures arc em- bossed in lead. The church contains also some brasses, and several tombs of the Babington family, whose seat was at Dethwick. Of this family was Anthony Bab- ington, who was executed in 1586, for conspiracy against Queen Kli/abeth. In the chancel is a fine Gothic obituary window of stained glass, for the Nodder family, inserted in 1845. There is also a district church at Dethwick, the living of which is a pcrpct. cur., vol. 93, in the gift of T. Ilallowes, Esq. There is a small free school, founded in 1703, and endowed in 1819 with 21 i-r annum; also a girls' school, built of gritstone, at the cost of the rector, in 1840. Near the church is the rectory, a spacious building surrounded by pleasure grounds. The Weslcyan and Primitive Methodists have chapels here. Tlu's parish is within the honour of Tut- bury, and the jurisdiction of the small debts' court, held ice a fortnight. There are two curious stones on Ashover Common ; one a rocking-stone, measuring 26 jfeet in circumference, and called Robin Hood's Mark ; another, called the Turning-stone, about 9 feet high, and somewhat resembling the figure of a man. Overton (Hall, a pleasant old residence, embosomed in ancient trees hncl lofty hills, belonged at one time to Sir Joseph Banks, the eminent naturalist and companion of Captain <-!ook, in his famous voyage round the world. Fairs for Ihe sale of cattle are held here on tho 25th April, the loth October, and the 23rd November. ASHOW, a par. in the Kenilworth div. of tho hund. of Knightlow, in the co. of Warwick, 4 miles to tho N.E. of Warwick. Kenilworth is its post town. It is situated on tho banks of tho river Avon, and was for- nerly part of tho possessions of the abbey of Stoneleigh. The living is a reet. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 295, n the patron, of Lord Leigh, of Stoneleigh. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. ASHPERTON, a chplry. and par. in the hund. of Rudlow, in the co. of Hereford, 5 miles to tho N.W. of Ledbury. The river Frome runs a little to tho north of he parish. Tho Jiving is a pcrpet. cur. annexed to the vie. of Strctton-Grandison, in the dioc. of Hereford. The chapel is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. There are charities amounting to 54 per annum. Here was tho ancient scat of the GrandiBons. ASHPEINGTON, a par. in the hund. of Coleridge, in the co. of Devon, '2i miles to the S.E. of Totncss, its post town, 7 N.W. of Dartmouth, and 10 S.W. of Tor- quay. It is situated on a gentle slope at tho confluence of the river Hareboum with tho Dart, and near tho South Devon railway. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 539, in the patron, of tho Rev. G. T. iCarwithon, the incumbent. The church, dedicated to St. David, is a fine old structure, in the perpendicular |stylc of architecture, and was entirely repaired in 1844, lat tho cost of 1,000. A handsome parochial school |was built in 1847, by R. Durant, Esq., of Shai-pham House, who is lord of the manor and chief proprietor of the soil. There is also an almshouse and some small charities. Ashprington House is the residence of Gen. Sir G. Adams ; and Pensford House is an ancient mansion on the banks of tho river Harebourn. The parish is watered by three rivers, the Dart, Harebourn, and Washbourn, and contains the hamlets of 1'ensford, Yeatson, Washbourn, and a part of Tuckerhay. ASHREIGNEY, or RING'S ASH, a par. in the bund, of North Tawton and AVinkloy, in tho co. of I Devon, 4 miles to the W. of Chumlcigh, its post town. The living is a reet.* in the dioe. of Exeter, val. :):)">, in i the patron, of tho Rev. J. T. Johnson. The church is dedicated to St. James. There is a school endowed by .Mrs. Pyncombe with 10 a year. ASHSIIENESS, in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, was formerly a separate par., but is now united with Northmaven. ASHTEAD, a par. in the second div. of the hund. of Copthorne, in the co. of Surrey, 2 miles to the S. W. of Epsom. It is a station on the Epsom and Leatherhead branch of the South Western railway, and is situated in a district of great natural beauty. Tho living is a reet.* in the dioc. of Winchester, val. 499, in tho patron, of tho heirs of the late Hon. F. G. Howard. The church stands in the park, and is dedicated to St. Giles. It contains monuments of the Howards. An almshouse for six widows was founded and endowed by Lady Fielding, with 32 per annum. There is an en- dowed charity school, and another school established and supported by tho Howards. Ashtead Park, tho seat of the Howard family, is a beautiful and well- wooded estate. Charles II. was frequently entertained hero by Sir Robert Howard. Tho present mansion is a modern building on tho site of the original one. Ashtead has a mineral spring of similar properties to that of Epsom. ASHTED, a suburb of Birmingham, a chplry. in the par. of Aston, hund. of Hemlingford, in the co. of Warwick. Here are the Vauxhall pleasure gardens, and the horse barracks, established in 1793. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 210, in tho gift of trustees. The church is dedicated to St. James. ASHTON, or ASHTON-HAYES, a tnshp. in the par. of Tarvin, and hund. of Eddisbury, in tho co. palatine of Chester, G miles to tho N.E. of Chester. It lies not far from Delaincro Forest. Tho living is a perpet. cur., val. 160, in tho dioe. of Chester, and in the gift of W. Atkinson, Esq. ASHTON, a tnshp. and par. containing two vils. called the Upper and Lower Town, in tho hund. of Ex- minster, in tho co. of Devon, 3 miles to tho N.W. of Chudlcigh, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Exeter. It is situated in a hilly and wooded country, on a branch of the river Teign, over which is a picturesque old stone bridge, built in 1604, and the view on either side is veiy charming. There are several manganese mines in tho parish. Tho living is a rcct. in tho dioc. of Exeter, val. 230, in tho patron, of the Rev. G. Ware. The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist, and contains a rood- loft and a screen of wood, beautifully carved. A national school has recently been erected. Ai> almshouse here is endowed with 4 a year, the gift of John Stooko, in 1691, and there is a small sum bequeathed by Jane Shepherd, for tho instruction of two children. The parish has an area of 1,709 acres, tho solo property of Viscount Exmouth, who is lord of the manor, except only tho glebe lands and one field called Chudleigh Sciimscratt, which tradition reports was lost at a game of cards by the former possessor of tho manor, Sir Geo. Chudlcigh. Barton in this parish was the original seat of tho Chudlcigh family, who were lords of the manor from 1320 to 1745, when Sir James Chudlcigh was killed at Ostend, and the baronetcy became extinct. ASHTON, a tythg. in the par. of Bishop's Waltham, and hund. of the same name, in the co. of Southampton, 1 mile from Bishop's AValtham. ASHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Eye, and hund. of Wolphy, in the co. of Hereford, 4 miles to the N.E. of Leominster. It is united with tho tnshp. of Moreton, and lies near the canal. ASHTON, a tnshp. united with Stodday, in the par. of Lancaster, hund. of Lonsdale, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 3 miles to the S. of Lancaster. It is situated on the Preston canal and tho river Lune, and the Preston railway runs near it. Ashton Hall is tho seat of the Duke of Hamilton. It is an ancient hall, standing in a fine park on tho banks of the Lune, and having a pros- pect over Morecambc Bay. Ashton House is the scat of Sir J. Walmsley. ASHTON, or ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, a tnshp. in the par. of Preston, and hund. of Amounderncss, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles to tho W. of Preston. It is united with the tnshp. of Lea. The living is a pcrpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Manchester, val. 106, in the patron, of the Vicar of Preston. Ashton Bank is the principal residence. ASHTON, a par. in the hund. of Clelcy, in the ro. of Northampton, G miles to the S. of Northampton. Roado is its post town. The London and North-Wcstcrn rail- way passes through tho parish. Tho living is a reet. in
