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ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire

"ASHBOURN is a market town in the parish of its name, which is partly in the hundred of Appletree, and partly in that of Wirksworth; 139 miles N.N.W. from London, 46 S.E. from Manchester, 13 N.W. from Derby, and 9 S.W. from Wirksworth. The town is situate in an interesting part of the country, rather hilly, and well wooded - interspersed with rich valleys, productive meadows, and clear streams - amongst the latter is Compton brook, famous for its trout, and as having contributed to the sport of the poetical anglers, Walton and Cotton." [There is further information for Ashbourne]

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Bibliography

• Porter, Lyndsey - The Spirit of Asbourne: 2. Landmark Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-84306-065-5.

Cemeteries

• A list of Surnames from the Memorial Inscriptions of St Oswald's, Ashbourne published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2003.
  Full details of inscriptions are available from DARG by postal application. See their How to Contact details for how to get in touch with them.

Description and Travel

• A short Description of Ashbourne & St Oswald's Church, published originally in Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group (DARG) Newsletter, October 2003, to accompany the MIs (see above, Cemeteries).

• Early 20th Century Engravings of The Mansion, The Old Grammar School and Church Street are shown in The Andrews Pages Picture Gallery - Ashbourne.

• Information about, and photographs of Ashbourne are featured on the Derbyshire UK page on Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Excellent! At last, I know why the pub with its sign hanging over the main street is called The Green Man and Black's Head!

• Ashbourne Town on the Internet, a non-commercial site devoted to Ashbourne, including a description, history, and some excellent local photographs.

Directories

• A Description of Ashbourn and Directory for Ashbourn, with the villages of Clifton, Mappleton and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Ashbourne from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Schools

• A grammar school at Ashbourne was founded in 1585 under the will of Sir Thomas Cockayne, with William Bradburn and others; now known as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.
  "It is also probable that a school - perhaps (a) chantry school - had also been founded prior to the Reformation at Ashbourne."
  (Ref: A History of Derbyshire, Gladwyn Turbutt, 1999)

Social Life and Customs

• The local Town, or Village Brass (or Silver) Band is as much of an institution in Derbyshire as the Well Dressings! See Ashbourne Town Band for a taste of today's activities in Ashbourne.

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