In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashow like this:
ASHOW, a parish in the district and county of Warwick; on the river Avon, adjacent to Stoneleigh, near the Northwestern railway, 2½ miles ESE of Kenilworth. It has a post office.† under Kenilworth. Acres, 1,012. Real property, £1,527. Pop., 149. Houses, 40. The property is not much divided. 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. Value, £295.* Patron, Lord Leigh. The church is ancient. Charities, £45.
Ashow through time
Ashow is now part of Warwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashow, in Warwick and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8531
Date accessed: 28th October 2024
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