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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.

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 CountySalop 
County Court districtLudlow 
DioceseHereford 
Ecclesiastical parishAshford-Bowdler St. Andrew 
HundredMunslow 
Petty-Sessional DivisionLudlow 
Poor Law unionLudlow 

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:


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:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Shropshire newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtSY8
Post TownLudlow

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