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Ash next Ridley - Parish Information

History of Ash and Ridley from Earliest Records to 1957
Compiled by Dorothy G. Meager on behalf of Ash and Ridley Women's Institute
Typed up for the website by Judith Bright and Isabel Macleod, Ash & Ridley W.I. 2007

Contents Page

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  2.   Statistics
  3.   Early History of Ash
  4.   Holywell Park Estate
  5.   Church of St Peter & St Paul
  6.   Ebenezer Chapel
  7.   Inns
  8.   Schools
  9.   Parish Hall
10.   Place & Field Names
11.   Results of Excavations
12.   Demolished Houses
13.   Interesting Houses
14.   General Housing
15.   Village Families
16.   Village Personalities of the Past
17.   Shops, Trades & Crafts
18.   Occupations
19.   Domestic Amenities
20.   Transport
21.   Nature Pages
22.   First World War
23.   Second World War
24.   Women’s Institute
25.   Nursing Association
26.   Clinic
27.   Clubs
28.   Bellringers


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29.   Mothers Union
30.   Girls Friendly Society
31.   Guides and Brownies
32.   Scouts
33.   Celebrations
34.   Odd Incidents and Stories
35.   Playing Fields & Hodsoll Street Hall


        Ridley
36.   Early History
37.   Church of St Peter
38.   Interesting Houses
39.   The Well
40.   Contributors’ Index


Paintings (open in separate window)
  The Street, Ash
  Holywell Park
  Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ash
  The White Swan, Ash
  The Manor House
  South Ash Manor
  The Forge
  Olivers Farm
  Church of St Peter, Ridley
  The Well, Ridley

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