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Ashington

"ASHINGTON, a parish in the hundred of Stone, in the county of Somerset, 3 miles to the N. of Yeovillage Ilchester is its post town. It lies on the banks of the river Yeo, not far from the borders of Dorsetshire. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £162, in the patronage of the Rev. J. Nottidge. The church is dedicated to St. Vincent. There is an endowment of £3 per annum for the instruction of five boys at the Marston Magna school, founded by Sir J. St. Barbe." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

Archives and Libraries

• Details of Somerset Record Office holdings relating to this parish.

Maps

• The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900) map of the area provided by Somerset Record Office.

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