The following is from Pigot's directory of 1830. ASHTON, or Long Ashton is about three miles from Bristol, in the same hundred and county as Bedminster, containing about 1,200 inhabitants. Bernice

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:16:19 -0000, <Bernpeg@aol.com> wrote: > The following is from Pigot's directory of 1830. ASHTON, or Long Ashton > is about three miles fromBristol, in the same hundred and county as > Bedminster, containing about 1,200 inhabitants. Here's a snippet to add to Bernice's information. There were 60 people eligible to vote in Long Ashton in the 1832 Somerset election. All except one lived in Long Ashton. The exception was James GRANGER whose abode was the Star Inn, Tickenham. -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com