34:
52:
574:(died 1917), who built cottages and a village institute and restored the church. The old wooden roofs of the nave and the new oak panels of the chancel and screen of the Woodford chapel are among the features of interest. In the chancel are memorials to Ralph Woodford (a descendant of the Folvilles) and Elizabeth Woodford. Monuments in the Woodford chapel include a stone knight known as "Old Folville" and the fine monument of Sir Francis Smith and his wife. Stained glass windows by
424:
903:
59:
231:
500:
had been stealing people's lands in
Leicestershire, using Roger de Beler as an enforcer, and in 1325 de Beler had threatened the Folville family with violence. By the beginning of 1326 much of the country had turned against Edward and the Despencers and preparations for a rebellion led by Edward's
434:
The
Folville element of the placename comes from a family that had its seat here since at least 1137 when its lordship was held of the Honour of Huntingdon by Fulk de Folville. The family name, ultimately derived from
271:
135:
529:
was crowned and rebels were pardoned including the
Folville family who were celebrated locally with the Folville Cross, said to be located at the site of de Beler's murder.
248:
939:
458:(1135-1154). The family were certainly well-established in Leicestershire by the mid 13th century. In 1240 a member of the family donated a large sum to the church at
255:
90:
279:
497:
51:
217:
446:
They seem to have gained most their estate at the beginning of the 12th century. Several of their possessions, such as Ashby and the manor at
325:
934:
563:
243:
38:
832:
506:
465:
The
Folvilles were rebels during both Barons Wars; Sir William Folville (died about 1240) had his lands seized for his part in the
607:
317:
307:
628:
260:
205:
171:
33:
83:
405:
944:
767:
522:
907:
312:
185:
443:, was attached to several other sites in Leicestershire, including the deserted village of Newbolt Folville.
567:
401:
489:
393:
as consisting of twenty-four villagers, three smallholders, two slaves, one priest and being owned by the
526:
236:
539:
The manor of Ashby eventually passed via marriage from the
Folvilles to the Woodfords and then Smiths.
415:
On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and its 1,796 acres (727 ha) were merged with
Gaddesby.
552:
485:
470:
466:
117:
469:
in 1216 and Sir
Eustace Folville (murdered in 1274) was one of the knights appointed to enforce the
409:
571:
502:
455:
153:
536:, vicar of Teigh, who was beheaded in his own churchyard, they ended with their freedom intact.
876:
828:
478:
474:
436:
125:
799:
603:
548:
533:
510:
370:
210:
843:
394:
570:. The Ashby Folville estate was bought in 1890 by Herbert Smith-Carington, then mayor of
913:
521:
murdered de Beler before fleeing to Paris. Following
Isabella and Mortimer's successful
575:
514:
493:
378:
374:
143:
72:
928:
918:
451:
390:
161:
632:
579:
518:
362:
99:
532:
The
Folville Gang flitted in and out of outlawry for many years, but, apart from
423:
822:
665:
340:
327:
195:
902:
801:
Leicestershire Manors: The Manors of
Allexton, Appleby and Ashby Folville
366:
107:
551:
from Poland was established in a former US Army base in the grounds of
440:
177:
459:
807:. Leicester: Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society.
450:
in Rutland, were in the hands of other parties at the time of the
447:
422:
582:
were erected in memory of members of the Smith-Carington family.
858:
888:
The Battle Abbey Roll: with some account of the Norman lineages
292:
666:"Relationships and changes Ashby Folville AP/CP through time"
404:
of 1124-29 the manor had passed from Judith to her daughter
845:
A History of the County of Leicestershire: Gartree Hundred
454:
survey, but had passed to the Folvilles by the reign of
868:
The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester
604:"Population statistics Coln Rogers AP/CP through time"
691:
689:
687:
685:
683:
429:
party per fess, argent & or, a cross moline gules
288:
270:
254:
242:
230:
216:
204:
194:
184:
170:
152:
134:
116:
98:
82:
26:
381:. In 1931 the parish had a population of 123.
484:The family gained renown during the reign of
8:
547:After World War II, a resettlement camp for
509:had started. The Folville family, headed by
824:The Tyranny and Fall of Edward II 1321-1326
389:The village of 'Ashby' was recorded in the
848:. Vol. V. London: Boydell and Brewer.
652:
23:
827:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
498:Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
768:"Polish reunion is resounding success",
707:
940:Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
719:
695:
595:
287:
269:
225:
193:
169:
81:
30:
743:
58:
814:Highways and Byways in Leicestershire
782:
755:
253:
241:
229:
215:
203:
183:
151:
133:
115:
7:
731:
488:, when they ambushed and killed the
890:. Vol. I. London: John Murray.
881:. London: Victoria County History.
878:A History of the County of Rutland
668:. A Vision of Britain through Time
16:Village in Leicestershire, England
14:
886:Primrose, Catherine L.W. (1889).
901:
608:A Vision of Britain through Time
564:St Mary's Church, Ashby Folville
57:
50:
39:St Mary's Church, Ashby Folville
32:
631:. Haughton.net. Archived from
1:
473:in 1258 and stoutly defended
406:Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
293:http://www.ashbyfolville.com
798:Farnham, George (1919–20).
84:OS grid reference
21:Human settlement in England
961:
935:Villages in Leicestershire
870:. Leicester: John Nichols.
629:"The Domesday Book Index"
377:, England, south west of
298:
266:
226:
45:
31:
914:Ashby [Folville]
855:Chronicon Henry Knighton
513:, and encouraged by Sir
439:in the French region of
361:is a village and former
857:. Vol. I. London:
853:Lumley, Joseph (1895).
821:Fryde, Natalie (1979).
568:Grade I listed building
365:, now in the parish of
875:Page, William (1935).
866:Nichols, John (1795).
842:Hoskins, W.G. (1964).
490:Baron of the Exchequer
431:
341:52.701377°N 0.955987°W
206:Postcode district
426:
408:and her husband King
402:Leicestershire Survey
910:at Wikimedia Commons
816:. London: Macmillan.
812:Firth, J.B. (1926).
553:Ashby Folville Manor
471:Provisions of Oxford
346:52.701377; -0.955987
186:Sovereign state
523:invasion of England
427:Arms of Folville -
419:The Folville Family
410:David I of Scotland
400:By the time of the
337: /
432:
280:Rutland and Melton
272:UK Parliament
218:Dialling code
945:Borough of Melton
906:Media related to
479:Battle of Evesham
475:Kenilworth Castle
467:First Barons' War
356:
355:
136:Shire county
952:
905:
891:
882:
871:
862:
849:
838:
817:
808:
806:
786:
785:, p. 272-5.
780:
774:
765:
759:
753:
747:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
705:
699:
693:
678:
677:
675:
673:
662:
656:
650:
644:
643:
641:
640:
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
600:
549:displaced people
534:Richard Folville
511:Eustace Folville
352:
351:
349:
348:
347:
342:
338:
335:
334:
333:
330:
304:
180:
94:
93:
71:Location within
61:
60:
54:
36:
24:
960:
959:
955:
954:
953:
951:
950:
949:
925:
924:
898:
885:
874:
865:
852:
841:
835:
820:
811:
804:
797:
789:
781:
777:
766:
762:
754:
750:
742:
738:
730:
726:
718:
714:
706:
702:
694:
681:
671:
669:
664:
663:
659:
653:Farnham 1919–20
651:
647:
638:
636:
635:on 23 July 2011
627:
626:
622:
612:
610:
602:
601:
597:
588:
561:
559:Religious sites
545:
421:
395:Countess Judith
387:
345:
343:
339:
336:
331:
328:
326:
324:
323:
322:
302:
284:
176:
166:
148:
130:
112:
89:
88:
78:
77:
76:
75:
69:
68:
67:
66:
62:
41:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
958:
956:
948:
947:
942:
937:
927:
926:
923:
922:
911:
908:Ashby Folville
897:
896:External links
894:
893:
892:
883:
872:
863:
850:
839:
833:
818:
809:
794:
793:
788:
787:
775:
760:
748:
736:
724:
712:
700:
679:
657:
645:
620:
594:
593:
592:
587:
584:
576:Veronica Whall
560:
557:
544:
541:
515:Roger la Zouch
507:Roger Mortimer
503:Queen Isabella
494:Roger de Beler
420:
417:
386:
383:
379:Melton Mowbray
375:Leicestershire
359:Ashby Folville
354:
353:
321:
320:
318:Leicestershire
315:
310:
305:
303:List of places
299:
296:
295:
290:
286:
285:
283:
282:
276:
274:
268:
267:
264:
263:
258:
252:
251:
249:Leicestershire
246:
240:
239:
237:Leicestershire
234:
228:
227:
224:
223:
220:
214:
213:
208:
202:
201:
200:MELTON MOWBRAY
198:
192:
191:
190:United Kingdom
188:
182:
181:
174:
168:
167:
165:
164:
158:
156:
150:
149:
147:
146:
144:Leicestershire
140:
138:
132:
131:
129:
128:
122:
120:
114:
113:
111:
110:
104:
102:
96:
95:
86:
80:
79:
73:Leicestershire
70:
65:Ashby Folville
64:
63:
56:
55:
49:
48:
47:
46:
43:
42:
37:
29:
28:
27:Ashby Folville
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
957:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
932:
930:
921:
920:
919:Domesday Book
915:
912:
909:
904:
900:
899:
895:
889:
884:
880:
879:
873:
869:
864:
860:
856:
851:
847:
846:
840:
836:
834:9780521222013
830:
826:
825:
819:
815:
810:
803:
802:
796:
795:
791:
790:
784:
779:
776:
773:
771:
764:
761:
757:
752:
749:
745:
740:
737:
733:
728:
725:
722:, p. 82.
721:
716:
713:
710:, p. 17.
709:
708:Primrose 1889
704:
701:
697:
692:
690:
688:
686:
684:
680:
667:
661:
658:
654:
649:
646:
634:
630:
624:
621:
609:
605:
599:
596:
590:
589:
585:
583:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
558:
556:
554:
550:
542:
540:
537:
535:
530:
528:
524:
520:
516:
512:
508:
504:
499:
495:
491:
487:
482:
480:
476:
472:
468:
463:
461:
457:
453:
449:
444:
442:
438:
430:
425:
418:
416:
413:
411:
407:
403:
398:
396:
392:
391:Domesday Book
384:
382:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
350:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
301:
300:
297:
294:
291:
281:
278:
277:
275:
273:
265:
262:
261:East Midlands
259:
257:
250:
247:
245:
238:
235:
233:
221:
219:
212:
209:
207:
199:
197:
189:
187:
179:
175:
173:
163:
162:East Midlands
160:
159:
157:
155:
145:
142:
141:
139:
137:
127:
124:
123:
121:
119:
109:
106:
105:
103:
101:
97:
92:
87:
85:
74:
53:
44:
40:
35:
25:
19:
917:
887:
877:
867:
854:
844:
823:
813:
800:
778:
772:14 Sept 2010
770:Melton Times
769:
763:
751:
739:
727:
720:Hoskins 1964
715:
703:
696:Nichols 1795
670:. Retrieved
660:
648:
637:. Retrieved
633:the original
623:
611:. Retrieved
598:
580:Edward Woore
562:
546:
538:
531:
519:Lubbesthorpe
483:
464:
445:
433:
428:
414:
399:
388:
373:district of
363:civil parish
358:
357:
100:Civil parish
18:
744:Lumley 1895
672:19 December
613:19 December
344: /
929:Categories
783:Firth 1926
756:Fryde 1979
639:2007-11-04
586:References
527:Edward III
517:, Lord of
477:after the
437:Folleville
329:52°42′05″N
732:Page 1935
572:Worcester
543:Landmarks
486:Edward II
481:in 1265.
369:, in the
332:0°57′22″W
256:Ambulance
196:Post town
452:Domesday
367:Gaddesby
118:District
108:Gaddesby
91:SK706120
916:in the
792:Sources
456:Stephen
441:Picardy
385:History
313:England
289:Website
178:England
172:Country
831:
501:wife,
460:Cranoe
371:Melton
232:Police
154:Region
126:Melton
805:(PDF)
591:Cites
566:is a
448:Teigh
222:01664
859:HMSO
829:ISBN
674:2022
615:2022
578:and
505:and
244:Fire
211:LE14
496:.
931::
682:^
606:.
555:.
525:,
492:,
462:.
412:.
397:.
308:UK
861:.
837:.
758:.
746:.
734:.
698:.
676:.
655:.
642:.
617:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.