Ashford Bowdler, Shropshire
Historical Description
Ashford-Bowdler, a parish in Salop, on the right bank of the river Teme, adjacent to Wooferton station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint (L. &. N.W. and G.W.) railway, 2 miles S of Ludlow, which is the post town. Acreage, 596; population, 126. Ashford Hall is the chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford; net value, £80. The church is an old edifice, figuring picturesquely in a neat small village. It was restored in 1853, and again in 1871.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Salop | |
County Court district | Ludlow | |
Diocese | Hereford | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Ashford-Bowdler St. Andrew | |
Hundred | Munslow | |
Petty-Sessional Division | Ludlow | |
Poor Law union | Ludlow |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in association with the Shropshire Archives have the Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials online for Ashford Bowdler
The register dates from the year 1604, and records the appointment of a registrar for both Ashfords.
Churches
Church of England
St. Andrew (parish church)
The church of St. Andrew is an ancient building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a small western turret with spire containing 2 bells; it was repaired about 1853, at the sole expense of the late C. Walker esq. then patron of the living, and in 1871 a stained east window was presented by F. W. Pritchard esq.: there are several monuments to the families of Hall, Green and Ricketts.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ashford Bowdler from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ashford-Bowdler (St. Andrew))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Shropshire (Salop) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Ashford Bowdler are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:
- Shrewsbury Chronicle
- Wellington Journal
- Eddowes's Journal, and General Advertiser for Shropshire, and the Principality of Wales
- Ludlow Advertiser
- Salopian Journal
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.