In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashen like this:
ASHEN, a parish in the district of Risbridge and county of Essex; on the verge of the county, at the river Stour, 2½ miles SW of Clare, and 3¼ NNW of Yeldham r. station. Post Town, Bumpstead-Steeple under Halstead. Acres, 1,498. Real property, £2,528. Pop., 344. Houses, 71. The property is subdivided. An Augustinian priory was founded here in the time of Edward II. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church was repaired in 1859.
Ashen through time
Ashen is now part of Braintree district. Click here for graphs and data of how Braintree has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashen, in Braintree and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6521
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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