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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ash like this:
ASH, a chapelry in whitchurch parish, Salop; 2¼ miles SE of Whitchurch r. station. It includes the townships of Ash-Magna and Ash-Parva; contains the residences of Ash House and Ash Grove; and has a post office under Whitchurch. Pop., 545. Houses, 110. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £145.* Patron, the Rector of Whitchurch.
Ash is now part of SHROPSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SHROPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ash itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ash in Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23895
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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