- Ash, Derbyshire
Infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 52.892
longitude = -1.620
scale = 20000
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Ash
local_name =
population =
shire_district =South Derbyshire
shire_county =Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = DERBY
postcode_district = DE65
postcode_area = DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK256327Ash is a small
civil parish in theSouth Derbyshire district ofDerbyshire , with a population of 98 (2001 census). The parish includes scattered hamlets andAshe Hall . Today Ashe hall is the Tara Buddhist Centre. [Established by meditation Master VenerableGeshe Kelsang Gyatso in Derbyshire in 1983 Tara Centre is a Kadampa Buddhist college and meditation centre, the building has 38 acres grounds and a tea room.]History
Ash was mentioned in the
Domesday book as belonging toHenry de Ferrers Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire includingDoveridge ,Breaston ,Duffield and Cowley.] and being worth thirty shillings"Ashe(sic) in Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746] .References
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