ASHLEY
"ASHLEY, a parish in the hundred of Buddlesgate, in the county of
Southampton, 3 miles to the S.E. of Stockbridge, its post town. The Andover
canal passes near it on the W., and the South Western railway on the E. It
is 7 miles from the Winchester station. The living is a rectory in the
diocese of Winchester, value £329, in the patronage of the Rev. James
Hannay, the incumbent. The church, which is very old, was restored in 1858,
and is dedicated to St. Mary. Traces of Roman camps are found here. The
Roman road to Winchester runs near the parish."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
