Ashburton.
Transcribed from - Morris and Co.'s Commercial Directory and Gazetteer. 1870
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Transcribed By Val HENDERSON
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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.
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Abraham Robert George, Esq., East street Amery John Sparke, Esq., Druid Barber Rev. Frederic (Wesleyan), West street Bate Mr. Charles, Chewley Bean Edward Fowler, Esq., East street Beer Mrs. Elizabeth, East street Bickford Francis Jefford Davy, Esq., East street Bradridge Miss. Bessy Bertha, West street Butchers Rev. John Henry (curate), West st Caunter Mrs. F.E., East street Caunter George, Esq., East street Cockey The Misses, East street Cousins Mrs. Betsy, East street Creber Mr. William, West street Cruse Edward, Esq., West street Flood Rev. Frederick, B.A., East street Gervis Walter Soper, Esq., M.D., West st Gribble The Misses, West street Hainworth Miss Ann, East street Hern Mr. John, St Lawrence lane Hooper Mr. William, Rose cottage Hosking Mrs. Jane, East street Hughes Major-General, The Knoll Hurst Mr. John Chas., Kingsbridge lane Hurst Mr. William, Kingsbridge lane Irish Miss. St Lawrence lane Jones Mrs. Catherine, High grove Kingwill Mr. Richard, East street Kingwill Mr. William, West street Lamble Mr. Samuel, East street |
Lay Rev. John Ward, Lower Hele Lyle Mrs. Prudence, East street Maunder Mr. William, West street Metherell Mr. John, Violet cottage Moorman Rev. Andrew Cook (Independent), East street Norrish The Misses, East street Norrish Mr. William, East street Pearse Mr. Thomas, east street Penney Mr. George Daniel, East street Pope Mr. William Henry, North street Rogers Captain T.E., Waye Sage Mrs. Ann, East street Sawdye Mr. John Damerell, St Lawrence st Scott Major, The Rosary Searle Miss. Eleanor, East street Smerdon Mr. Thomas, Lower Bowdley Smerdon Mr. Thomas, Lower Brownshill Stevens Mrs., West street Stockman Mr. Richard, Balland cottage Tozer Henry, Esq., East street Tozer Solomon, Esq., Abbey view Tucker Robert, Esq., East street Tucker Robert Coard, Esq., East street Turner Mr. Robert, Cat park Ward Mr. William Baker, West street Woodley James, Esq., J.P., Halshanger Worthy Rev. Charles, B.A., The Vicarage Yates John Wildman, Esq., East street Young Mrs., Place house
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Trades and Professions.(Abraham ~ Creber)
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Abraham William, baker, and confectioner, North street Abbott William Henry, farmer, Lower Bowdley Abraham Robert George, solicitor, commissioner in chancery, perpetual connissioner for taking acknowledgments* of deeds by married women, clerk to the Turnpike Trustees, and agent to the Atlas Fire and Life Insurance Company, East street Addicott Mrs. Elizabeth, toydealer, West st Angel Mrs. Eliza, "London" family and commercial hotel and posting house, West street Baker Miss. Elizabeth, shopkeeper, East st Baker John, blacksmith, East street Baker Mrs. Mary, baker and confectioner, East street Baker Miss. Mary, schoolmistress, Bowling green Ball Mrs. Dinah, shopkeeper, St. Lawrence street Barons Miss Susan Lloyd, postmistress Batten Joseph, painter, glazier, paperhanger, and assistant overseer, depot for the British and Foreign Bible Society, East street Batten William Knott, currier, leather merchant, and farmer, Kingsbridge lane Battershill Wm., shoemaker, Bowden hill Battershill William Henry, baker and confectioner, West street Bean Edward Fowler, surgeon, East street Beck George, chemist and druggist, East st Beck Nathan, agent for the Devon and Exeter Savings Bank, North street Berry John and Sons, woolstaplers, serge and blanket manufacturers, North street; and at Buckfastleigh
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Berry Joshua, farmer, Halshanger farm Berry John, grocer and draper, North st Bickham Mrs. Mary Ann, shopkeeper, West street Bickley Amos, mason and builder, East st Bowden Robert, tailor and hatter, East st Browning John, sawyer and timber dealer, Bowling green Browning Mrs. Mary, Berlin wool repository, West street Butt Mrs. Elizabeth, blacksmith, North st Caunter George, solicitor, clerk to the County Magistrates, to the Land, Assessed, and Property Tax Commissioners for Teignbridge division, and the Highway Board, and the treasurer to the Ashburton Turnpike Trustees, East street Chaffe Roger, farmer, Higher barn Chaffe Wm., cowkeeper, Heavyhead lane Chalk Samuel Henry, boot and shoemaker, North street Chalker Mrs. Sarah, ironmonger, North st Chapple James M., printer, stationer, toydealer,organist, teacher of the pianoforte and singing, North street Chapple William Waycott, printer, West st Ching Mrs. Susan, shopkeeper, North street Clarke Thomas, baker, East street Codd John, shoemaker, West street Coleman Enoch, tailor, East street Conneybear Miss. Eliza, milliner and dressmaker, West street Creagh Henry Couch, printer, Staverton pl Creber William, manager at Ashburton Bank, West street |