Description
Ashe, a parish in Hants, 1 1/2 mile from Overton station on the L. & S.W.R., and 5 miles ENE of Whitchurch. Post town, Overton under Micheldever station. Acreage, 2127 ; population, 169. Part of the surface is warren. Ashe Park and Ashe Warren are chief residences. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester ; value, £308. The Church of the Holy Trinity was rebuilt in 1878 on the site of the old one, of which it retains many interesting portions, including the rood-screen and a 12th century piscina. It is an edifice of flint with stone dressings, in the Decorated style, with 120 sittings.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
