An 1868 Gazetteer description of the following places in Ashtead

 

ASHTEAD

"ASHTEAD, a parish in the second division of the hundred of Copthorne, in the county 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.

The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £499, in the patronage of the 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 endowed charity school, and another school established and supported by the Howards.

Ashtead Park, the seat of the Howard family, is a beautiful and well-wooded estate. Charles II. was frequently entertained here by Sir Robert Howard. The present mansion is a modern building on the site of the original one. Ashtead has a mineral spring of similar properties to that of Epsom."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003] These pages are intended for personal use only, so please respect the conditions of use.