Ashow, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Ashow, a village and a parish in Warwickshire, on the river Avon, adjacent to Stoneleigh, 2½ miles ESE of Kenilworth, which is the post town. Acreage, 1079; population, 159. Lord Leigh is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The manor was given, in the time of Edward IV., to the abbey of Stoneleigh. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £300. Patron, Lord Leigh. The ancient patrons were the Priors of Kenilworth. The church, which has Norman work, is ancient, with a pinnacled tower; it has a magnificent service of communion plate, given in 1638 by Lady Dudley.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Ashow St. Mary | |
| Hundred | Knightlow | |
| Poor Law union | Warwick |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Ashow:
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|
| 1733-1978 | 1733-1995 | 1733-1979 |
Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
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 Ashow from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ashow (St. Mary))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Ashow 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 Warwickshire papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.