In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashingdon like this:
ASHINGDON, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; near the river Crouch, 2¼ miles N of Rochford and 6 NNE of Leigh r. station. Post Town, Rochford, under Ingatestone. Acres, 1,165. Real property, £1,878. Pop., 99. Houses, 17. The property is divided among a few. Ashingdon disputes with Ashdon being the ancient Assandune, the scene of Canute's victory over Edmund Ironside in 1016. ...
An ancient camp was formerly at Canewdon; a great group of barrows, supposed to be the graves of the Danes, is in the neighbouring parish of Woodham-Mortimer; and a church built by Canute, in commemoration of his victory, is said to have stood in the neighbouring village of Hockley. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £254. Patron, the Rev. S. Nottidge. The church is ancient, and has a fine view.
Ashingdon through time
Ashingdon is now part of Rochford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rochford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashingdon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashingdon, in Rochford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6522
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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