Ashborne, par., township, and town, with terminus ry. sta., N. Derbyshire, on river Henmore, 1¼ mile above its influx to the Dove, 12 miles NW. of Derby and 142 miles from London -- par., 10,686 ac., pop. 5291; township, 59 ac., pop. 2095; town, pop. 3485; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. It has mfrs. of cotton and lace, and an active trade in malt and dairy produce is carried on. The troops of Charles I. were defeated here in 1644 by the forces of the Parliament. The seats of A. Hall. A. Green, and A. Grove are in the vicinity, with P.O. at Ashborne Green.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))