Ashchurch Gloucestershire Family History Guide
Ashchurch is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.
Other places in the parish include: Pamington, Fiddington and Natton, Aston-on-Carron, Homedowns and Northway and Newton.
Parish Church: St Nicholas
Parish registers begin: 1558
Nonconformists in Ashchurch include: Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Woolstone
- Bredon Worcestershire
- Oxenton
- Tewkesbury
- Tewkesbury Holy Trinity
- Tredington
- Overbury
- Teddington Worcestershire
- Kemerton
- Walton Cardiff
Parish History
Ashchurch
The Imperial Gazetteer Of England & Wales 1870
Ashchurch, a parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucester; on the Bristol and Birmingham railway, at the junction of the Tewkesbury branch, 2 miles E of Tewkesbury. It has a station on the railway; it includes the tythings of Pamington, Fiddington and Natton, Aston-on-Carron, and Northway and Newton; and its Post Town is Tewkesbury. Acres, 4,201. Real property, £11,801. Pop., 771. Houses, 159. The property is much subdivided. There is a mineral spring of similar quality to the waters of Cheltenham.
The living. is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £270. Patron, Rev.N. Williams. The church is later English, with a Norman porch and a pinnacled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £26. The junction of the Tewkesbury branch railway is at Ashchurch; and a railway from A. to Evesham was formed under an act of 1862.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Ashchurch, 6 m. N.E. Tewkesbury. P. 743
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
The Parliamentary Gazetteer Of England And Wales 1840
Ashchurch, a parish in the lower division of the hund. and union of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire; 2 miles east-north-east from Tewkesbury. It contains the tythings of Aston-upon-Carron, Fiddington and Natton, Northway and Newton, and Pamington. Living, a perpetual curacy in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol; rated at £23, and in the parliamentary returns at £41 16s.; gross income £50. Patron, in 1835, F. H. Romney. The chapel consists of a nave, chancel, and northern aisle.
Certain tithes of Aston-upon-Carron and Pamington, Homedowns, the property of the impropriators and feoffees of Bredon alms-houses, commuted in 1812. There are four daily schools in the parish. Charities connected with the parish produce £26 yearly. There is a mineral spring here, the water of which is similar to that of Cheltenham. The Tewkesbury branch railway will here join the Birmingham and Gloucester railway. Pop., in 1801, 558; in 1831, 649. Houses 131. Acres 4,240. A P. £7,265. Poor rates, in 1837, £304.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Ashchurch, co. Gloucester.
P.T. Tewkesbury (163) 1½ m. ENE. Pop. 643.
A parish in the hundred of Tewkesbury lower division; living, a perpetual curacy annexed to that of Tewkesbury, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester; certified val. 23l.; ann. val. P. R. 41l. 16s.; patron (1829) John Parsons, Esq.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Aston-on-Carron
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Aston-upon-Carron, 2 miles E. Tewkesbury. P. 179
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
The Parliamentary Gazetteer Of England And Wales 1840
Aston-On-Carron, a tything in the parish of Ashchurch, Gloucestershire; 4 ¼ miles north-east from Tewkesbury. Pop., in 1801, 149; in 1831, 167. Houses 37. A. P. £1,053.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Aston-upon-Carron, co. Gloucester.
P. T. Tewkesbury (103) 2 m. E b N. Pop. 166.
A tything in the parish of Ashchurch, in the lower division of the hundred of Tewkesbury.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Fiddington
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Fiddington, 2½ m. Tewkesbury. P. 194
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Natton
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Natton, a hamlet in Ashchurch parish, Gloucester; ½ a mile S by E of Ashchurch village.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72]
Northway
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Northway, 13 m. Tewkesbury. P. 230
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Pamington
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Pamington, 2m. Tewkesbury. P. 140
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Photographs of Ashchurch Church & Graves
Photos of some of the graves at St. Nicholas’ church at Ashchurch, Gloucestershire. All Photos are available on Flickr in high resolution allowing the ability to zoom in and read the inscriptions a little better, just click the photo you want to view below and it will whisk you off to Flickr 🙂
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Parish Registers
Marriage Licences and Allegations
London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869
The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.
Cartwright, Timothy, of Aston-super-Carrent, co. Gloucester, citizen and draper of London, and Mary Harris, of St. Martin-le-Grand, spinster- — at St. Leonard in said precinct. 26 Aug. 1616. D.
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Marriages at Ashchurch 1555-1837
Marriages at Ashchurch 1555-1837 Gloucestershire parish registers. Marriages V14 – HathiTrust
Marriages at Ashchurch 1555-1837 Gloucestershire parish registers. Marriages V14 – ukga.org
Ashchurch Marriages 1600 to 1837 – Parishmouse
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| William Clark, of Ashchurch, & Ann Miles, 16 Jan. 1726 | Alstone |
| John Athrelfoe, of Aston-upon-Charrom, & Eleanor Lunn, 29 Sept. 1731 | Alstone |
Gloucestershire Historical Directories
Directory Transcriptions
Ashchurch Morris Gloucestershire Directory 1876
Ashchurch is a parish in Tewkesbury union, including the hamlets of Aston-upon-Carrant, Fiddington, Natton, Newton, Northway, and Pamington, containing by the census of 1861, 771, and in 1871, 747 inhabitants, with an area of 4268 acres; in the deanery of Winchcomb, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, the lower division of Tewkesbury hundred, East Gloucestershire; 2 ½ miles north-east from Tewkesbury, 8 north-west from Winchcomb, 7 north from Cheltenham, 15 south from Worcester, and 128 from London, at the junction of the Tewkesbury and Malvern, and Birmingham and Bristol Railways, and on the main road from Tewkesbury to Winchcomb.
The rectory, in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Henry Smith-Warleigh, is valued at £321 per annum, with residence. The church dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a large edifice, principally of the 14th century, comprising nave, chancel, north aisle, and porch, with tower containing six bells. There is a school for children of both sexes, under the direction of a School Board. There are charitable bequests amounting to about £25 per annum for the benefit of the poor. Mrs. Evans is lady of the manor. The rateable value of the parish is £9265.
Aston-upon-Carrant is a hamlet and tything of this parish, 2 miles north-east from thence, and 4 north-east from Tewkesbury. The Wesleyans have a place of worship, at Aston Cross.
Fiddington is also a tything and hamlet, 2 miles south, and 2 south-east from Tewkesbury.
Natton is a hamlet of Fiddington tything, half-a-mile south-east from Ashchurch.
Newton is a hamlet adjoining Ashchurch.
Northway is a hamlet and tything 2 miles east from Tewkesbury, and half-a-mile north from Ashchurch.
Pamington is also a hamlet and tything, half-a-mile south-east from Ashchurch, and 2 ½ east from Tewkesbury. C. A. Hay, Esq., is the chief owner of this tything.
Ashchurch.
Clergy and Gentry
James Mr. William Fisher, Walton house
Smith-Warleigh Rev. Henry, The Rectory
Trades and professions
Atkins Thomas, farm bailiff for Mr. Collins
Clements Frederick, farmer and beer retailer, Spa house
Greening William, farmer, Newton
Newman Hy. Long, farmer, Ashchurch farm
Peck George, stationmaster
Aston.
Gentry
Booth Mr. Frederick, Aston Cross
Court Mrs. Ann, The Laurels
Trades and Professions
Creese John, farmer, Aston farm
Drinkwater Thomas, “ Queen’s Head”, Aston Cross
Foort Charles John, farmer
Pullen James, farmer
Smith Thomas, blacksmith
Smith Thomas, farmer
Spiers Wm., miller and farmer, Aston mill
Tombs John, farmer
Walker Job, wheelwright and beer retailer, Aston Cross
Walker William, blacksmith
Wellon William, shopkeeper
Witts Miss Sarah, shopkeeper
Yeend Charles, farmer
Fiddington
Trades and Professions
Creswell Thomas, blacksmith
Day William, farmer
Ford – , farmer
Halling Mrs. Anna, shopkeeper
Hobbs Thomas and William, farmers
Nind Martin, farmer, Yew tree
Peart Hy. Long, farmer, Fiddington house
Pike Aaron, farmer
Smith Joseph, farmer
Walker Henry, farmer, Manor farm
Walker William, beer retailer
Natton
Trades and Professions
Capel George, farmer
Clayton Joseph, farmer
Purser James, farmer
Northway
Brancker John Haughton, Esq., Northway house
Trades and Professions
Cowcher Francis, farmer, Northway farm
Greening John, farmer
Haden Henry, farm bailiff for William Woodward, Esq.
Hoare Henry, miller, Cowfield mill
Hopton William, farmer, Cowfield hall
Morris George, miller
Pamington
Trades and Professions
Clarke Arthur William, farmer
Jackson George, farmer
Jackson Thomas, farmer
Prew Mrs. Elizabeth, shopkeeper
Post Office, Aston Cross – John Sheldon, sub-postmaster. Letters from Tewksbury delivered at 7.20 a.m.; box closes at 5.45 p.m. Tewkesbury is the nearest money order office.
Letter Box at the Station cleared at 5.45 on week-days only. Letters delivered at 7 a.m.
Midland Railway – Geo. Peck, stationmaster.
Board School –
Source: Morris & Co.’s Commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with Bristol and Monmouth. Second Edition. Hounds Gate, Nottingham. 1876.
Ashchurch Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863
Ashchurch is a township, village, large parish, and railway station, comprising the hamlets of Pamington, Aston-upon-Carrant, Fiddington, Northway, Newton, and Natton. It is pleasantly situated on the high road from Tewkesbury to Winchcomb and Stow, and is a station on the Birmingham and Bristol railway, and junction of the Tewkesbury branch, 128 miles from London, 2¼ east-north east from Tewkesbury, 9 south-west from Evesham, and 8 north-west from Winchcomb, in the lower division of the hundred, union and county court district of Tewkesbury, East Gloucestershire, rural deanery of Winchcomb, archdeaconry of Gloucester, and bishopric of Gloucester and Bristol.
The church of St. Nicholas is a large and ancient building, consisting of nave, porch, chancel, north aisle, and square tower, surmounted by four pinnacles and containing 6 bells; the interior has a handsome carved oak screen, and an organ. The living is a perpetual curacy, value £258 yearly, held by the Rev. Henry Parr. The register dates from the year 1555.
There is a National school for children of both sexes, erected in 1842. Walton House, the neat residence of George Ruddle, Esq., J.P., stands 1 mile west-by- south from Ashchurch. The population in 1861 was 771; the acreage is 4,268. The soil is principally clay. Thomas Wakeman, Esq., is lord of the manor, and William Woodward, Esq., is the chief landowner. There are charities of £25 yearly value.
Pamington is a tithing, village, and hamlet in the parish of, and half a mile south-east from, Aschurch, and 2½ miles east from Tewkesbury.
Aston-upon-Carrant is a tithing and hamlet in the parish of, and about 1 mile east-north-east from, Ashchurch, and 3 miles north-east from Tewkesbury. Here is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
Fiddington is a tithing and hamlet in the parish of, and 1 mile and a half south from, Ashchurch, and 2 miles south east from Tewkesbury.
Northway is a tithing and hamlet in the parish of, and half a mile north from, Ashchurch, and 2 miles north-east from Tewkesbury.
Newton is a hamlet adjoining Ashchurch, in Northway tithing.
Natton Is a hamlet in the parish, half a mile south-by-east from Ashchurch, in Fiddington tithing.
Parish Clerk, James Wasley.
Ashchurch.
Parr Rev. Henry
Ruddle George, esq. j.p. Walton house
Commercial.
Brotheridge Ambrose D. farmer
Greening John , farmer
Greening William, farmer
Peck Thomas, station master
Purser Benjamin, coal merchant, Railway station
Smith Joseph, miller, Cowfield mill
Pamington.
Jackson William, farmer
Osborne Thomas, farmer
Prew Joseph, shopkeeper
Trinder William, farmer
Aston.
Baldwin Bernard, farmer
Barnett William, farmer
Booth Frederick, shopkeeper & wheelwright
Drinkwater Thomas, Queen’s Head
Rimel Richard, farmer
Smith George, farmer
Smith Thomas, blacksmith
Spiers William, miller
Tombs John, farmer
Walker Job. carpenter
Walker William, blacksmith
Witts Isaac, farmer
Witts Sarah (Miss), shopkeeper
Yeend Charles, farmer
Fiddington.
Allington Anthony, beer retailer
Cresswell Thomas, blacksmith
Day William, farmer
Grubb Oliver, farmer
Hailing Anna (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Hawkins William, farmer
Hobbs Emma (Mrs.), farmer
Nind Martin F. farmer
Peart Henry Long, farmer
Pike Aaron, farmer
Robins Edwin, farmer
Smith Joseph, farmer
Walker William, beer retailer
Northway.
Kensington Mrs
Woodward Thomas Best, esq. Northway house
Woodward William, esq. Northway house
Commercial.
Greening John, farmer
Hopton William, farmer, Cowfield farm
Morris George, miller
Powell John, farm bailiff to William Woodward, esq
Woodward Thomas Best, land agent
Woodward William, land agent & valuer
Natton.
Capel George, farmer
Clayton Joseph, farmer
Purser Benjamin, farmer
Post Office, Aston-upon-Carrant. — Thomas Pearton, receiver. Letters arrive by foot post from Tewkesbury at 7.30 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Tewkesbury.
Registrar of Births & Deaths & Relieving Officer, Wm. Brydges, Tewkesbury
Railway Station, Thomas Peck, station master
National School, Mrs. Annie Foskett, mistress
Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1863.
Ashchurch Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856
Ashchurch is a township, village, large parish, and railway station, comprising the hamlets of Pamington, Aston-upon-Carrant, Fiddington, Northway, Newton, and Natton. Ashchurch is pleasantly situated on the high road from Tewkesbury to Winchcomb and Stow, is a station on the Birmingham and Bristol railway and junction of the Tewkesbury branch, distant 2 miles east-north-east from Tewkesbury, 9 south-west from Evesham, and 8 north-west from Winchcomb, in the lower division of the Hundred and Union of Tewkesbury, East Gloucestershire, archdeaconry of Gloucester, and bishopric of Gloucester and Bristol.
The church is a large and ancient building of various architecture, and consists of nave, porch, chancel, north aisle, and square tower surmounted by 4 pinnacles and containing 6 bells. The interior has a handsome carved oak screen, also an organ. The living is a perpetual curacy worth £270 yearly, in the gift and incumbency of the Rev. John Askew, M.A.
There is a national school for children of both sexes, erected in 1842. Walton House, the neat residence of George Ruddle, Esq., stands 1 mile west-by-south of Ashchurch. The population in 1851 was 786, and the acreage is 4,201. The soil is principally clay. Thomas Wakeman, Esq., is lord of the manor. Simpson Anderson, Esq., Rev. Charles Martin, and William Woodward, Esq., are the chief landowners. There are charities of £25 yearly value.
Pamington is a tithing, village, and hamlet in the parish, and half a mile south-east from Ashchurch, and 2 ½ east from Tewkesbury, with a population of 122.
Aston-upon-Carrant is a tithing hamlet in the parish, and about a mile east-north-east from Ashchurch, and 3 north-east from Tewkesbury, with a population of 206.
Fiddington is a tithing hamlet in the parish, and 1 ½ miles south from Ashchurch, and 2 south-east from Tewkesbury, with a population of 244.
Northway is a tithing hamlet in the parish, and half a mile north from Ashchurch, and 2 north-east from Tewkesbury, with a population of 214.
Newton is a hamlet adjoining Ashchurch, in Northway tithing.
Natton is a hamlet in the parish, and half a mile south-by-east from Ashchurch, in Fiddington tithing.
Ashchurch.
Askew Rev. John, M.A.
Ruddle George, esq. Walton house
Traders.
Barnes William, beer retailer
Beck Thomas, station master
Greening William, farmer
Jones Edwin, farmer
Smart James, master of National school
Smart Mary Ann (Mrs.), mistress of National school
Smith Joseph, miller, Cowfield mill
Wasley James, parish clerk
Pamington.
Traders.
Jackson William, farmer
Osborne Thomas, farmer
Trinder William, farmer
Aston.
Traders.
Barnett William, farmer
Booth Frederick, shopkeeper, beer retailer, carpenter & wheelwright
Cox John Lucus, land surveyor, schoolmaster & postmaster
Drinkwater Thomas, beer retailer
Rimel Richard, farmer
Smith Thomas, blacksmith
Spiers William, miller, Aston mill
Tombs John, farmer
Walker Job, carpenter & wheelwright
Walker William, blacksmith
Witts John, corn dealer
Witts William, farmer
Yeend Charles, farmer
Tiddington [sic].
Brotheridge Ambrose, farmer
Brotheridge John, farmer
Day William, farmer
Grubb Oliver, farmer
Hobbs Emma (Mrs.), farmer
Nind Martin, farmer
Peart Henry Long, farmer
Northway.
Woodward William, esq. Northway house
Traders.
Greening John, farmer
Hopton William, farmer, Cowfield farm
Morris George, miller, Northway mill
Woodward William, land agent & valuer
Natton.
Davison Charles, farmer
Purcer Benjamin, farmer
Post Office, Aston-upon-Carrant. – John Lucus Cox, receiver. Letters arrive by foot from Tewkesbury at 9 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Tewkesbury.
Registrar of Births & Death, & Relieving Officer, Wm. Brydges, Tewkesbury.
Parish Clerk, James Wasley
Church, Rev. John Askew, M.A. incumbent
National School, James Smart, master; Mrs. Mary Ann Smart, mistress
Railway Station, Thomas Beck, station master
Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire with Bath and Bristol. Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., 19, 20 & 21, Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1856.
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Administration
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Tewkesbury
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre 1836 – Gloucester, Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Winchcombe
- Poor Law Union: Tewkesbury
- Hundred: Tewkesbury
- Province: Canterbury