Ashburton. Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870 Please notify me of any errors. Contact.
Transcribed By Val HENDERSON Checked by Audrey FAWN
Pages 447 - 453
ASHBURTON is a parish and market town in Newton Abbot union, containing by the census of 1861, 3062 inhabitants, and 6936 acres; in the deanery of Moreton, archdeaconry of Totnes, diocese of Exeter, hundred of Teignbridge, East Devonshire; 7 miles south-west from Newton Abbot, 19 south-west from Exeter, on the old turnpike road from thence to Plymouth, and 221 from London, on the banks of the small river Yeo, which runs through the town and joins the Dart about 1 mile from thence. This was a borough by prescription from an early date, and sent two members to Parliament in the 26th Edward I., and again in the 8th Henry IV., after which the franchise was held in abeyance until 1640, when it was again revived, and sent two members to Parliament until 1832, when the Reform Bill of that year reduced it to one member, which it retained until defranchised by the Reform Act of 1868. It was not included in the Municipal Reform Act of 1835, and is consequently under the government of a portrieve, bailiff, constables, and other officers, who are appointed by the annual Court Leet and Baron held by Lord Clinton, who is lord of the manor. The town is situated in a valley, surrounded by hills, on the borders of Dartmoor, within an easy distance of the beautiful scenery of Buckland Woods, Holme Chase, the upper portion of the river Dart, and the whole of the south portion of the forest. A new line of railway is now in course of construction from Totnes through Buckfastleigh to this place, which, doubtless, will give a great impetus to the trade of the town, and will also induce capitalists to build in this delightful neighbourhood. The MARKET HOUSE, in North street, was erected in 1849 and 50 by Lord Clinton, over which is a large public room, in which the magistrates for Teignbridge division hold their Petty Sessions; and is also used for assemblies, concerts, lectures, &c. The CHURCH is a spacious cruciform edifice, dedicated to St Andrew, in the perpendicular style, consisting of nave, chancel, transepts, and north and south aisles, with a lofty tower rising from the centre, 92 feet high, and surmounted by pinnacles. The vicarage, with that of Buckland-in-the-Moor annexed, had the tithes commuted, in 1840, at £538 per annum, and the residence and 72A. 1R. 18P. of glebe land; it is in the incumbency of the Rev. Charles Worthy, B.A., and the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, who are appropriators of the rectorial tithes, which were also commuted at £390 per annum. The Baptists, Congregationalists, and Wesleyans have places of worship here. The GRAMMAR SCHOOL was founded and endowed by W. Wearing, Esq., in 1606, out of lands formerly belonging to the dissolved Chantry of St Lawrence; and the chapel, dedicated to that Saint, which had been used for public meetings and holding the manorial courts, was appropriated to the school; the tower and spire are still standing, but the fabric was rebuilt during the past century. There is a Free School, which was founded and endowed in 1754 by the then members of the borough - Lord Middleton and J. Harris, Esq. There is a good residence for the master, and the schoolhouse was erected in 1831; the salary is £120 per annum, and the scholars pay one penny per week for stationary, &c. The town is noted as being the birthplace of Walter Giffard, editor of the Quarterly Review; John Ireland, Dean of Westminster; John Dunning, Lord Ashburton; who is also buried in this church. There are three excellent hotels, the "Golden Lion," the "London," and the "Globe," where every accommodation for tourists or commercial men can be obtained, besides other good inns and hostelries.
Clergy, Gentry, and Private Residents.
Trades and Professions.(Abraham ~ Creber)
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Trades and Professions.(Davies ~ Knowling)
Davies Robert Thomas, draper, tailor, and hatter, West street Daw Henry James, grocer and builder, West street Daw Mrs. Marian, grocer, North street Daw William, miller, Lemonford Dicker Wm., market gardener, Church lane Distin Wm., ironmonger, brazier, plumber and tinplate-worker, North street Down John, grocer, provision factor, boot and shoe dealer, and agent to the Royal Fire and Life Insurance Company, West street Dobell Henry, cooper, North street Dobell Robert, bookseller, stationer, and sub-distributer of stamps, East street Dobell Robert, "Golden Lion" family and commercial hotel and posting house, East street Dunn Martin, farmer, Dolbeare farm Eales Richard, manager at Gas Works, St. Lawrence street Easterbrook Samuel and Joseph, carters, East street Easterbrook Thomas, carter and farmer, East street Easterbrook William, lodginghouse-keeper, Hope villa Eddy John Robert, painter and glazier, St. Lawrence lane Edes John, farmer, Higher Lemonford Edgecombe George, saddler and harness maker, North street Edgecombe Richard, tailor, East street Edgecombe William, farmer, Dolbeare Eddy Henry Albert, draper, hosier, and haberdasher, North street Eddy Henry A., surveyor and draper, North street Eggbeer Thomas, jobbing gardener, West street Elliott Mrs. Ann, cider retailer, Bowden hill Elliott Miss. Philippa, boarding and day school, East street Elliott Robert, carpenter, St. Lawrence st Ellis Robert, shopkeeper, East street Ferris Thomas, tailor, West End cottage Flood Rev. Frederick, B.A., head master of the Grammar School, East street Foaden John, relieving officer, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, and agent for the Clerical, Medical, and General Life, and the Manchester Fire Insurance Companies, West street Foaden John H., builder and contractor, West street Foot Mrs. Elizabeth, upholstress, East st Foot Frederick, artist, East street Foot Henry, tailor and woollen draper, West street Foot John May, carpenter, Heavyhead lane Foot Peter, shoemaker and parish clerk, circulating library, East street Ford William, solicitor's clerk, East street Franklin John, ironmonger and tinplate-worker, West street French Mrs. Elizabeth, dairy, East street |
Geach Jabez, linen and woollen draper, silk mercer, hosier, hatter, &c., North street Gidley Mrs. Ann, shopkeeper, North street Gidley Geo., farmer, Higher Headborough Giles Henry, watchmaker and jeweller, corner of the Old Market place Giles and Son, boot and shoe makers, East and West street Glanville Richard, tailor, West street Griffiths Richard, market gardener, East street Grose John, baker and grocer, North st Hamlyn Mrs. Mary Ann, shopkeeper, North street Hannaford Samuel, yeoman, East street Harding Thomas, boot and shoemaker, North street Hext Richard, farmer, Yolland Hill Hext Thomas, builder and furniture broker, North street Hext Mrs. Thomas, milliner and draper, North street Hines John, "Sun" inn, North street Honywill John Hannaford, brewer and maltster, Stone Park house Hornsey Charles, earthenware dealer, North street Horton John, general smith, West street Hurst John, Inland Revenue officer, East street Husson Edward, "Globe" commercial hotel and posting house, North street Husson John, tailor, and linen and woollen draper, North street Husson Samuel, school master, School House Huxham Miss. Agnes, grocer and baker, North street Inman Samuel, grocer, East street Ireland Mrs. Elizabeth, cider retailer, North street Ireland George, earthenware dealer, East street Irish Bartholomew, farmer Westbrook Irish Henry, farmer, Rushdale Irish William, farmer, Pitt Jewell Samuel, blacksmith, St. Lawrence street Johns Edwin, shoemaker, town crier, and billposter by appointment, St. Lawrence street Joint William, stonemason, East street Jonas Henry, farmer, Horsey hill King William Dennis, nurseryman, Gulwell bridge Kingwell Mrs. Jane, shopkeeper, North st Kingwell Richard and William, farmer, Welster Kitson Edward, farmer, Place Knapman John, miller, Belford Mill; h. East street Knowling George, wheelwright and agricultural implement manufacturer, North street Knowling William, wheelwright, Great Bridge |
Trades and Professions.(Lamason ~ Syms)
Trades and Professions.(Taylor ~ Yolland)
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