Ashwell, Rutland

Ashwell, Rutland

Ashwell is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about three miles north of Oakham. 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 to Kenya 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 Sir Richard Levett, Lord Mayor of London in 1699 and owner of Kew 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-known Lincoln's Inn barrister and longtime adviser to Charles 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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