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Ashburton
Ashburton
Ashburton`s past prosperity is based on the mining of Dartmoor tin and the woollen industry, with the river providing ample power for the many mills that once lined its banks.
During the Napoleonic Wars Ashburton was a Parole Town this meant that the captured French Officers were housed with local people. These officers were then free to roam in Ashburton and the surrounding countryside. Their perimeters were designated by milestones set along the main routes in and out of the town.
There is an auction room which has a monthly sale of art and antiques. You will also find shops selling second-hand and antiquarian books and art shops.
PORTREEVE
An important part of Ashburton’s history is the Office of Portreeve, not least because this ancient Saxon office is still kept alive today. Dating back to 820 AD, the office is the only one now held by Act of Parliament although it exists in eight other towns in England. The name itself is derived from the Saxon word for the market town`port` and `gerefa` meaning official.
The chief duty of a Saxon Portreeve was to represent the King in legal transactions and he was often the only person who could read and write, especially when all legal documents were in Latin.
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