Ashley, Northamptonshire Family History Guide
Ashley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northamptonshire.
Parish church: St. Mary
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1588
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1707
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational
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Adjacent Parishes
- Weston by Welland
- Brampton Ash
- Stoke Albany
- Medbourne, Leicestershire
- East Carlton
- Wilbarston
- Bringhurst, Leicestershire
- Sutton Bassett
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ASHLEY, a parish in the district of Market-Harborough and county of Northampton; on the verge of the county, at the river Welland, in the vicinity of Medbourne-Bridge r. station, 5 miles ENE of Market-Harborough. Post Town, Market-Harborough under Rugby.
Acres, 1,190. Real property, £2,620. Pop., 348. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £320. Patron, the Rev. R. T. Pulteney. The church is good; and there are a Baptist chapel, and charities £24.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
ASHLEY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Market-Harborough, hundred of Corby, N. division of the county of Northampton, 5 miles (W. by S.) from Rockingham; containing 323 inhabitants.
On the north the parish is bounded by the river Welland, which separates it from Leicestershire; it consists of 1182a. 2r. 20p. of a rich and fertile soil.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £17; net income, £320; patron and incumbent, the Rev. Richard Farrer. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment, under an inclosure act, in 1806.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Northamptonshire, Ashley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ashley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Northamptonshire, Ashley – Church records ( 4 )
Births and baptisms, 1790-1836
Author: Independent Church (Ashley, Northampton)
Bishop’s transcripts for Ashley, 1707-1874
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ashley (Northamptonshire)
England, Northamptonshire, Ashley, parish registers, 1588-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ashley (Northamptonshire); Northamptonshire Record Office
Parish registers for Ashley, 1588-1836
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ashley (Northamptonshire)
England, Northamptonshire, Ashley – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Ashley and Wilbarston, Northampton, England (Independent) ; christenings, 1790-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Directories
Kelly Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1869 – Google Books
Kelly Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1885 – Archive.org
Administration
- County: Northamptonshire
- Civil Registration District: Market Harborough
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Peterborough
- Rural Deanery: Weldon
- Poor Law Union: Market Harborough
- Hundred: Corby
- Province: Canterbury