Sir Edmund Ashfield (by 1506 – 24 January 1578) of

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, Oxfordshire, was an English politician. He was the son of John Ashfield of Heythrop, Oxfordshire and was knighted in 1570. He served as a

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for Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire from 1547, was surveyor of crown lands for Bucks. in 1559 and appointed

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and

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for 1559–60 and

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for 1569–70. He was elected a

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of the

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for Wallingford in April 1554 and November 1554, and for

in 1559. He married Eleanor, the daughter of Humphrey Barton of Northamptonshire and the widow of William Stafford of Tattenhoe, Buckinghamshire. They had a son Francis (who predeceased his father) and 3 daughters (2 of whom predeceased him). His estate was inherited by his surviving daughter Amicia (or Avis), who had married Edmund Lee.

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* 1578 deaths People from Oxfordshire English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1559 High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire High Sheriffs of Berkshire High Sheriffs of Bedfordshire High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire Year of birth uncertain {{16thC-England-MP-stub