A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Ashby Woulds within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.
| Traveller | Section | No. of Refs. | Arthur Young | 1791 Tour from Birmingham to Suffolk | 1 |
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This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:
| Place | Mentioned in Travel Writing | Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer |
|---|---|---|
| Moira | 0 | 2 |
| Blackfordby | 0 | 2 |
| Overseal | 2 | 2 |
| Donisthorpe | 0 | 2 |
| Woodville | 0 | 2 |
| Willesley | 0 | 2 |
| Seal | 1 | 2 |
| Oakthorpe | 1 | 2 |
| Church Gresley | 0 | 2 |
| The Boundary | 0 | 3 |
| Castle Gresley | 1 | 2 |
| Ashby de la Zouch | 9 | 2 |
| Swadlincote | 0 | 2 |
| Linton | 0 | 2 |
| Netherseal | 0 | 1 |
| Hartshorne | 0 | 2 |
| Smisby | 0 | 2 |
| Measham | 3 | 2 |
| Packington | 0 | 1 |
| Stretton En le Field | 0 | 2 |
