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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 Cemeteries Church History Description and Travel

Early 20thC Map Click to view larger area.

Directories Gazetteers Schools Social Life and Customs

Bibliography

• Porter, Lyndsey - The Spirit of Asbourne: 2. Landmark Publishing, 2002.
  Read more in this Review of ‘The Spirit of Asbourne: 2’ (Peak Advertiser 2nd December 2002)

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.

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Oswald's Churchyard and Cemetery, Ashbourne, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard. Added 24 Mar 2002. Updated 4 Sep 2006.

Church History

• Photograph of St Oswald's Church, and Photograph of Inside St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, from Alf Beard.

• Photograph of St John The Baptist's Church, Ashbourne, from Alf Beard.

• the Photograph of Methodist Church, Ashbourne, from Alf Beard.

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)

• Photograph of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, from Alf Beard.

Social Life and Customs

• Photograph of The Empire Picture Hall (Whit Monday 1912), and Photograph of The Empire Ballroom (Good Friday 2006), Ashbourne, from Alf Beard. Added 3 Jun 2006.

• 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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