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ASHBOURNE

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 729 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASHBOURNE  , a

market-
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town in the western
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parliamentary division of
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Derbyshire, England, 13 M . W.N.W. of Derby, on the
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London & North-Western and the North
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Staffordshire
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railways . Pop. of urban
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district (1901) 4039 . It is pleasantly situated on rising ground between two small valleys opening into that of the Dove, and the most beautiful scenery of Dovedale is not far distant . The church of St Oswald is cruciform, Early
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English and later; a
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fine
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building with a central tower and lofty octagonal
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spire . Its monuments and brasses are of much
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interest . The town has a large agricultural trade and a manufacture of corsets . The streams in the neighbourhood are in favour with trout fishermen . Ashbourne Hall, an ancient mansion, has associations with " Prince Charlie," who occupied it both before and after his advance on Derby in 1745 . There are also many connexions with Dr Johnson, a frequent visitor here to his friend Dr Taylor, who occupied a house opposite the grammar school .

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