- Ashwell, Rutland
Ashwell is a village and
civil parish in the county ofRutland in theEast Midlands ofEngland . It is located about three miles north ofOakham . In 2001 it had a population of 236.Ashwell prison, a Category C prison, is located about two miles south of the centre of the village. Previously the site was a WWII US army base, home to part of the
82nd Airborne Division . The kennels of the Cottesmore Hunt have moved to a farm in the parish.St Mary’s church is mainly of 14th century origin, but in 1851 it underwent a major restoration by
William Butterfield .The Reverend J.W. Adams, who won a
Victoria Cross in Afghanistan in 1879, is buried in the churchyard.Aviatrix Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck) was born in Westfield House and lived here until her family moved toKenya when she was four years old.Reverend Richard
Levett (or Levet) was named vicar of Ashwell on May 13, 1646. He was the father of SirRichard Levett , Lord Mayor of London in 1699 and owner ofKew Palace . [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66216 Rev. Richard Levett, Ashwell, British History Online] ] Levett Blackborne, grandson of Sir Richard, who sold the Levett properties at Kew to the Royal family, was a well-knownLincoln's Inn barrister and longtime adviser toCharles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland . [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=gCczAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=%22levett+blackborne%22&source=web&ots=vdNmE_THIu&sig=VR8jkAL4HnEqHgiqQ4CeUkMQaTs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result The Records of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Vol. I, Lincoln's Inn, H.S. Cartwright, London, 1896] ]References
External links
* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?id=1 Rutland Website – Ashwell]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66216 Reverend Richard Levett]
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