Ashbourne. Derbyshire. Oct 2018
A wonderful market town in the County of Derbyshire. Many independent shops of all kinds with an abundance of history and traditions that continue to the present day.
Royal Shrovetide Football Match.
Ashbourne is known for its annual two-day Royal Shrovetide Football Match, in which one half of the town plays the other at football, using the town as the pitch and with the goals three miles apart. As many as several thousand players compete for two days with a hand-painted, cork-filled ball. The game is played by two teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, over two eight-hour periods, subject to only a few rules. Shrovetide football has been played for centuries, perhaps even over 1,000 years. It is a moving mass (the Hug) which continues through the roads of the town, across fields and even along the bed of the local Henmore Brook. There were intermittent attempts to ban the game until the late 19th century, but none was successful.
Roy Wood, musician, lives here.
Roy Wood is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard.
Catherine Booth's birthplace.
Catherine Booth was co-founder of The Salvation Army, along with her husband William Booth.
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne.
Grade I Listed Building dating back to 1240. Its spire is an impressive 212 feet (65 m).
Ashbourne Shire Horse Society and Ashbourne Show.
A long history founded in 1881. It's aim and ambition to produce a Show for the encouragement of excellence in agriculture and animal husbandry and for the information education and entertainment of the local community and the visitors to the area each August.
Ashbourne. Derbyshire. Oct 2018
A wonderful market town in the County of Derbyshire. Many independent shops of all kinds with an abundance of history and traditions that continue to the present day.
Royal Shrovetide Football Match.
Ashbourne is known for its annual two-day Royal Shrovetide Football Match, in which one half of the town plays the other at football, using the town as the pitch and with the goals three miles apart. As many as several thousand players compete for two days with a hand-painted, cork-filled ball. The game is played by two teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, over two eight-hour periods, subject to only a few rules. Shrovetide football has been played for centuries, perhaps even over 1,000 years. It is a moving mass (the Hug) which continues through the roads of the town, across fields and even along the bed of the local Henmore Brook. There were intermittent attempts to ban the game until the late 19th century, but none was successful.
Roy Wood, musician, lives here.
Roy Wood is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard.
Catherine Booth's birthplace.
Catherine Booth was co-founder of The Salvation Army, along with her husband William Booth.
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne.
Grade I Listed Building dating back to 1240. Its spire is an impressive 212 feet (65 m).
Ashbourne Shire Horse Society and Ashbourne Show.
A long history founded in 1881. It's aim and ambition to produce a Show for the encouragement of excellence in agriculture and animal husbandry and for the information education and entertainment of the local community and the visitors to the area each August.