Ashow is a small village and
civil parish in the
Warwick district of
Warwickshire, England, about 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of central
Kenilworth. According to the
2001 census the
parish had a population of 104, increasing slightly to 108 at the
2011 Census. The village has avoided the typical expansion of most British settlements which took place in the twentieth century.
British History Article on Ashow
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, which dates from the early 12th century and has a graveyard. The village has no forms of industry or employment, although Ashow and the neighbouring hamlet of Bericote (depopulated since 1540) formerly had three mills. The village is accessible by the B4115 Coventry Road (just off the A46/A452 A45 or A-45 may refer to:
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roundabout), and the southernmost tip of the parish lies on the River Avon. The village is quite flat, at an altitude of 60–80 metres (200–260 feet). The earliest-known documented reference to Ashow (or "Asceshot") is in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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External links
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Ashow Village
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Villages in Warwickshire
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