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This site is dedicated to Ashbourne in the county of Derbyshire and the surrounding villages & towns.

Ashbourne is a picturesque small market town situated at the southern tip of the Peak District, famous amongst other things for its annual Shrovetide Football match.

Some statistics - Population including the surrounding villages is approx 7,500 people.

Ashbourne - its claims to fame are probablyits charm, the great number of notable characters who either stayed there, visited it or just passed through, and of course its annual 2 day Royal Shrovetide football match. This is where one half of the town plays the other half of the town at "football", using the town and surrounding countryside as the playing field, with the 2 goals being 3 miles apart.

Ashbourne - How to get here ? - The nearest main line train station is Derby - (click here for UK train timetable), you can also get more detailed bus and train information from the excellent Derbyshire Public Transport Site. or for a direct link to their interactive bus shedule page try here.

From Derby you need to get a bus or taxi to Ashbourne. Its about a 40 minute journey, buses leave from Derby Bus Station - (get a taxi, bus or walk from the Train Station - (turn right out of the station - 15 minutes walk). Some buses go direct from the station to Ashbourne :-

There are buses from most of the surrounding towns and villages to and from Ashbourne - but usually only every 2 hours or so - often less frequently, often there are no late buses (e.g. last bus from Buxton is around 8 pm). If you are a tourist here you really do need a car or a bike to get around!

Car hire is available locally (see Yellow Pages) or in Derby. Bikes can be hired locally at the start of the Tissington Trail on Mappleton Lane, Ashbourne.

Useful Phone Number - Ashbourne Tourist Information Office - tel 01335 - 343666 - (please note that we have nothing what so ever to do with the Tourist Information Board)

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Genealogy - if you are searching for information on your ancestors, then I'm afraid that we can not help. However we can offer some advice. First - have a look at our history pages and the "Matters Of Life and Death" - (History in Baptism, Marriages and Burials as recorded in the Parish Register of St Oswald's Parish Church, Ashbourne 1539 - 1945) we have there. Use your Edit-Find option in your browser to look for your surname - you might find some snippet of information on a possible ancestor.
Also visit the site Cyndi's List its an excellent geneology site with links to many other geneology sites or the UK GenUKI site.
You could also leave a message on our "Contacts" bulletin board.