Ashprington

Village in Devon, England

Human settlement in England

Ashprington

Ashprington

Location within Devon

OS grid reference| SX8157
Civil parish|

* Ashprington

District|

* South Hams

Shire county|

* Devon

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| TOTNES
Postcode district| TQ9
Police| Devon and Cornwall
Fire| Devon and Somerset
Ambulance| South Western

List of places

England
Devon

50°24′N 3°40′W﻿ / ﻿50.40°N 03.67°W﻿ / 50.40; -03.67

Ashprington is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. The village is not far from the River Dart, but high above it, and is about three miles south of Totnes. There is a local pub, hotel and phonebox. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bow, Painsford and Tuckenhay. Sharpham House is also within the parish and includes Sharpham Vineyard which produces good quality wines. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 428.

Ashprington (AISBERTONE) is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) with four servants, seven villagers and eight smallholders, a total of 19 people.

The church of St David is fifteenth century, although the font is Norman. There are many carvings within. The communion chalice is pre-Reformation (13th century). The west tower is earlier than the rest of the church; it is tall and of four stages. The south aisle, south porch and the north side of the church are all battlemented. There are monuments to Sir John Kelland of Painsford (died 1679); John Kelland (died 1711); and Jane Pownoll (died 1778).[1]

## Historic estates

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Painsford, now a farmhouse

The parish of Ashprington includes various historic estates including:

* Sharpham
* Bowden
* Painsford, a seat of the Somaster family,[2] then from the 17th century of the Kellond family.[3]

## Notable residents

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Pub sign

* William Adams (MP) (1752–1811), MP, of Bowden House
* John Burton-Race, restaurateur and TV chef (from ?1995-2008)
* David Llewellyn Novelist and Scriptwriter lived in Ashprington from 1998-1999, while a student at Dartington College of Arts

## References

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1. ^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon, Harmondsworth: Penguin; pp. 40-41
2. ^ Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.291
3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.136

## External links

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* Media related to Ashprington at Wikimedia Commons
* Devon Local Studies - Ashprington community page
* Parish Councillors
* History of Ashprington Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Ashprington in the Domesday Book
* Ashprington & Tuckenhay Web-site

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Non-metropolitan district of South Hams

List of civil parishes in Devon#South Hams

Civil parishes|

* Ashprington
* Aveton Gifford
* Berry Pomeroy
* Bickleigh
* Bigbury
* Blackawton
* Brixton
* Buckland-Tout-Saints
* Charleton
* Chivelstone
* Churchstow
* Cornwood
* Cornworthy
* Dartington
* Dartmouth
* Dean Prior
* Diptford
* Dittisham
* East Allington
* East Portlemouth
* Ermington
* Frogmore and Sherford
* Halwell and Moreleigh
* Harberton
* Harford
* Holbeton
* Holne
* Ivybridge
* Kingsbridge
* Kingston
* Kingswear
* Littlehempston
* Loddiswell
* Malborough
* Marldon
* Modbury
* Newton and Noss
* North Huish
* Rattery
* Ringmore
* Salcombe
* Shaugh Prior
* Slapton
* South Brent
* South Huish
* South Milton
* South Pool
* Sparkwell
* Staverton
* Stoke Fleming
* Stoke Gabriel
* Stokenham
* Strete
* Thurlestone
* Totnes
* Ugborough
* Wembury
* West Alvington
* West Buckfastleigh
* Woodleigh
* Yealmpton

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