In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ash like this:
ASH, a hamlet and a chapelry in Martock parish, Somerset. The hamlet stands near the Durston and Yeovil railway, 3 miles Sw of Ilchester. Pop., 322. The chapelry includes the hamlet, and was constituted in 1845. Post Town, Martock under Ilminster. Pop., 580. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £62. Patron, the Vicar of Martock.
Ash through time
Ash is now part of South Somerset district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Somerset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ash itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ash in South Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12327
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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