Ashton under Hill Gloucestershire Family History Guide
Ashton under Hill is a chapelry of Beckford Ancient Parish in Gloucestershire.
Church: St Barbara
Registers begin: 1596
Nonconformists in Ashton under Hill include: Independent/Congregational and Wesleyan Methodist.
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Ashton-Under-Hill, a parish in the district of Evesham, and county of Gloucester; on the Ashchurch and Evesham railway, with a r. station, 5 miles SW of Evesham. Post Town, Beckford, under Tewkesbury. Acres, 1,300. Real property, £2,475. Pop., 411. Houses, 93. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Beckford, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.
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
Ashton-under-Hill, 6 miles N.E. Tewkesbury. P. 342
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1840
Ashton-Under-Hill, a chapelry in the parish of Beckford, Gloucestershire; 5 miles south-west of Evesham. Living, a curacy in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol, annexed to the vicarage of Beckford. Pop., in 1801, 305; in 1831, 291. Houses 70. Acres 1,300. A. P. £1,857. Poor rates, in 1837, £122.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Ashton-Under-Hill, co. Gloucester.
P. T. Evesham (99) 5 m. S. Pop. 301.
A chapelry in the parish of Beckford, partly in the hundred of Tewkesbury, upper division, and partly in that of Tibaldstone. The living is a perpetual curacy in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester, annexed to the vicarage of Beckford; church ded. to St. Barbara.
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.
Parish Registers
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| James Fisher, of Child’s Wickham, & Mary Compton, of Ashton Underhill, lic., 24 Jan. 1735 | Aston Somerville |
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Ashton under Hill Morris Gloucestershire Directory 1876
Ashton-under-Hill (or Underhill) is a village and parish in Evesham union, containing, by the census of 1861, 411, and in 1871, 457 inhabitants, with 1551 acres of land; in the deanery of Campden, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, partly in the upper portion of Tewkesbury hundred, and partly in Tibaldstone hundred, East Gloucestershire; 6 miles south-west from Evesham, and 7 ½ north-east from Tewkesbury, on the Ashchurch and Evesham Railway, which has a station here.
The living is a chapelry annexed to the vicarage of Beckford, jointly valued at £400 per annum, and is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Joseph Harrison, LL.B. The church, dedicated to St. Barbara, consists of nave, chancel, north aisle and porch, with tower containing five bells. The rateable value of this parish is £3247.
Gentry
Baldwyn Mr. John
Baldwyn Mr. Thomas
Baldwyn William, Esq.
Heeks Mr. Jonathan
Trades and Professions
Attwood William Henry, butcher
Baldwyn John, farmer
Baldwyn William, yeoman
Carter John, blacksmith
Clements John, tailor and shopkeeper
Cotton Benjamin, parish clerk
Cull Joseph, stationmaster
Drinkwater David, farmer
Heeks Thomas, beer retailer
Higgins Joseph, dairyman
Hook William, shopkeeper
Miles Joseph, wheelwright
New Mrs. Julia, farmer
Panting John, farmer
Pearce Joseph, farmer, Great house
Peart George, fruiterer
Smith Herbert, farmer
Smith Joseph, beer retailer
Letters through Tewkesbury, which is the nearest money order office. Box cleared at 3.45 p.m. on week-days only.
Midland Railway Station – Joseph Cull, stationmaster
Source: Morris & Co.’s Commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with Bristol and Monmouth. Second Edition. Hounds Gate, Nottingham. 1876.
Ashton-under-Hill Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863
Ashton-under-Hill is a village and parish, 7½ miles north-east from Tewkesbury, and 6 south-west from Evesham station, partly in Upper Tewkesbury and partly in Tibbaldstone hundreds, Evesham union and county court district, East Gloucestershire, rural deanery of Campden, archdeaconry of Gloucester, and bishopric of Gloucester and Bristol, situated on the river Carrant, which rises in the parish.
The church of St. Barbara consists of a nave, small north aisle, porch, chancel, and square tower with 5 bells; in the Interior are several mural tablets to the Baldwyn family. The register dates from 1586. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of Beckford, joint annual value £400, in the gift of and held by the Venerable John Timbrill, D.D., archdeacon of Gloucester, and rector of Dursley, who was instituted in 1797. Near the church is an ancient stone cress with sun-dial.
Here are a Sunday school and National school, partly endowed with £200 and partly supported by subscription. The chief landowners are Mr. William Henry Baldwyn, Mrs. S. Baldwyn, and Mr. Herbert New. The population in 1861 was 411; the area is 1,632a. 16p.; rateable value, £2,385 2s. 7d. A branch rail road from Ashchurch to Evesham runs through the parish.
Parish Clerk, Benjamin Cotton.
Baldwyn Mrs
Baldwyn Mr. Thomas
Baldwyn William, esq
Heeks Mr. Jonathan
Lambert Rev. Richard Joseph F. B. A [curate]
COMMERCIAL.
Abell Hannah (Mrs.), farmer
Baldwyn Ann (Mrs.), farmer
Baldwyn William, landowner & farmer
Carter John, blacksmith
Clements John, tailor & shopkeeper
Drinkwater David, farmer
Dunn Thomas, baker
Heekes John, farmer
Heeks Thomas, beer retailer
Miles Joseph, wheelwright
New Joseph, farmer
Panting John, farmer
Smith Joseph, beer retailer
Workman Edmund, shopkpr. & butcher
Letters received through Tewkesbury, which is the nearest money order office; letter box cleared at 3.15 p.m.
Registrar of Births Deaths & Relieving Officer, Thomas Marshall, Evesham.
National School, Miss Elizabeth Shepherd, mistress
Carrier. – Taylor, to Evesham, mon.; to Cheltenham, sat.
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.
Ashton-under-Hill Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856
Ashton-under-Hill is a township, village, and parish 7 ½ miles north-east from Tewkesbury, and 6 south-west from Evesham station, partly in Upper Tewkesbury, and partly in Tibbaldstone Hundreds, Evesham Union, East Gloucestershire, archdeaconry of Gloucester, and bishopric of Gloucester and Bristol, situated on the river Carrant, which rises in this parish.
The church of St. Barbara consists of nave, small north aisle, porch, chancel, and square tower with 5 bells; in the interior are several mural tablets to the Baldwin family.
Ashton-under-Hill is a chapelry annexed to Beckford. Here is a Sunday school, and a day school in summer, partly endowed with £200, and partly supported by subscription. Near the church is an ancient stone cross with sun-dial. The chief landowners are Thos. Wakeman, Esq., Mr. William Henry Baldwin, Mrs. S. Baldwin and Mr. Herbert New. Population, in 1851, 396; acreage, 1,300
Traders
Abell William, farmer
Baldwin Mary (Mrs.), farmer
Carter Edward, blacksmith
Clements John, tailor
Cotton Benjamin, parish clerk
Drinkwater David, farmer
Dunn Thomas, baker
George Edmund, farmer
Goodall William, beer retailer
Heeks John, farmer
Heeks Jonathan, beer retailer
Heeks Thomas, beer retailer
Mansell William, wheelwright
Powell Matilda (Miss), ladies’ school
Rogers Thomas, carrier
Workman Edmund, shopkpr. & butcher
Letters received through Tewkesbury, which is also the nearest money order office.
Registrar of Births & Death, & Relieving Officer, William Wadams, Evesham.
Parish Clerk, Benjamin Cotton
Carrier – Rogers, to Evesham, Monday; Tewkesbury, Wednesday, & Worcester, Saturday.
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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- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Evesham
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Campden
- Poor Law Union: Evesham
- Hundred: Tibaldstone
- Province: Canterbury