Ash (South Tawton), Devon
Historical Description
Ash, a hamlet in South Tawton parish, Devon, 4½ miles ESE of Okehampton. Ash House in the vicinity, now a ruin, was a seat of the Drakes, and the birthplace, in 1650, of the mother of the Duke of Marlborough.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Devon | |
Civil parish | Throwley | |
Hundred | Wonford | |
Poor Law union | Oakhampton |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ash (South Tawton) from the following: