Ashford-in-the-Water

Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 1°42′32″W / 53.224°N 1.709°W / 53.224; -1.709
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Ashford-in-the-Water
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBAKEWELL
Postcode districtDE45
PoliceDerbyshire
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53°13′26″N 1°42′32″W / 53.224°N 1.709°W / 53.224; -1.709

Ashford-in-the-Water is a village and

virgins in the village until 1801. Some of these are preserved in the parish church.[3] The civil parish population (including Sheldon) taken at the 2011 Census was 559.[4]

History

The name Ashford derives from the Old English æsc and ford, and means a ford where ash trees grow. In 926, the village was known as Æscforda and in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was Aisseford. The addition of "in-the-Water" occurred in the late 17th century, and reflected the proximity of the village to meanders of the River Wye.[5]

In the Domesday Book, Ashford was described as one of the locations in the area where lead was refined.[6]

In 1786, Ashford had mills for carving and polishing the local black marble. By 1848, it had 950 inhabitants.[7]

The village passed to the Cavendish family in the 16th century (from the Nevilles) and was finally sold off in the 1950s to pay death duties.

Culture

The tradition of well-dressing continues in Ashford as in many other villages in the Peak District. Each year slabs of clay are decorated by village volunteers using petals, leaves and other plants to create a picture. The finished designs are then displayed at the six wells around the village and the event is marked by a church service and procession through the village to bless the wells. The event takes place around Trinity Sunday.

Transport

The village is

A6 road
.

Notable buildings

Within Ashford's civil parish are 62 structures that are listed by Historic England for their historic or architectural interest. None are listed as Grade I, but there are two structures (Ashford Hall and Sheepwash Bridge) that are Grade II*. All the others, including Thornbridge Hall and the parish church, are Grade II.[8]

Ashford Hall dates from 1785, though alterations were made in about 1840. It is a five-bay, three-storey building of

gritstone and ashlar, with a balustered parapet around its slate roof. It has an early-19th-century conservatory.[9]

Sheepwash Bridge

The Sheepwash Bridge, which dates from the 17th century, is a

Scheduled Monument as well as a listed building.[10][11][12]

Ashford's

Edward II.[15]

Thornbridge Hall dates from the 18th century, but was enlarged in 1871 and radically altered in a

neo-Tudor style in 1897.[16]

Within the parish, but nearer Sheldon village, is Magpie Mine, a disused but well-preserved Derbyshire lead mine complex.[17]

Demography

In the 2011 census, Ashford-in-the-Water was 99.5% White, and 0.2% Asian.

Notable people

St. Helena
, was born in the village.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780340254875
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  2. ^
    ISBN 0-14-071008-6
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  3. ^ "Church history and the architecture of Holy Trinity Church, Ashford in the Water". Holy Trinity Parish Church. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6
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  6. ISBN 0-413-31550-9
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  7. ^ "Ashcombe - Ashill Pages 85-88 A Topographical Dictionary of England. Originally published by S Lewis, London, 1848". British History Online. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Listed Buildings in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Ashford Hall (Grade II*) (1109281)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Sheepwash Bridge (Grade II*) (1335270)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  11. ^ Historic England. "'Sheepwash' Bridge (1007064)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. ISBN 9780340254875
    .
  13. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard cross (Grade II) (1109289)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  14. ISBN 1843060442
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  15. ISBN 9780340254875
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  16. ^ Historic England. "Thornbridge Hall (Grade II) (1158698)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  17. ^ Historic England. "Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane Farm (1019490)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

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