Ashley, Cambridgeshire

Ashley is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 4mi east of Newmarket. The modern village consists of the two ancient parishes of Ashley and Silverley. Ashley covers 2250acre and in the 2011 census had a population of 749. Ashley is in the electoral area of Cheveley ward. HistoryAshley and Silverley were both mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1086 Silverley had a total population of 22 households and had land for 8 plough teams. The Domesday Book does not give the population of Ashley, but Ashley only had land for 4 plough teams. In 1086, the tenant-in-chief in both Ashley and Silverley was Aubrey de Vere. In the 13th century, the manors of both Ashley and Silverley were owned by the Knights Hospitallers of Chippenham. Silverley was the larger of the two villages and so the villages at that time were known as Silverley cum Ashley. However, since the Hospitaller's manor house was situated in Ashley, by the end of the 13th century the villages became known as Ashley cum Silverley. Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540, the Crown gave the manor at Ashley to Edward North of Kirtling. The ecclesiastical parishes of St Mary in Ashley and of All Saints in Silverley were united c. 1550.

Ashley is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 4mi east of Newmarket. The modern village consists of the two ancient parishes of Ashley and Silverley. Ashley covers 2250acre and in the 2011 census had a population of 749. Ashley is in the electoral area of Cheveley ward. HistoryAshley and Silverley were both mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1086 Silverley had a total population of 22 households and had land for 8 plough teams. The Domesday Book does not give the population of Ashley, but Ashley only had land for 4 plough teams. In 1086, the tenant-in-chief in both Ashley and Silverley was Aubrey de Vere. In the 13th century, the manors of both Ashley and Silverley were owned by the Knights Hospitallers of Chippenham. Silverley was the larger of the two villages and so the villages at that time were known as Silverley cum Ashley. However, since the Hospitaller's manor house was situated in Ashley, by the end of the 13th century the villages became known as Ashley cum Silverley. Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540, the Crown gave the manor at Ashley to Edward North of Kirtling. The ecclesiastical parishes of St Mary in Ashley and of All Saints in Silverley were united c. 1550.