Aish

Aish is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. It is near the large village of South Brent. This Aish is not to be confused with the Aish near Stoke Gabriel, in the same district. Some locals pronounce Aish as 'Ash'.

Not a great deal has been written about Aish, but it is mentioned in a 1907 publication entitled “South Devon”: Great Aish, which is associated with the manor, was in the reign of Richard II. described as " Esse Abbot " (may this freely be translated as Abbot's Ash?) and in the seventh year of that monarch was valued at 15s. 6d. The whole manor of South Brent was valued in the taxation of Pope Nicholas, 1288-1291, at £9, 15s. 4d. Of course at the Dissolution it went into other hands - in this case Devonian, falling to the lot of Sir William Petre, Knight. He was a man of considerable attainments and ability, and had risen to the post of Clerk of Chancery and Master of Requests, and was a member of the Commission appointed by Henry VII 1. for the visitation of the monasteries. The family of the Petres held the parish for many generations and centuries, until in 1805, the eleventh Baron Petre, of Writtle, sold a great portion of the estate, though retaining the manorial rights. Passing through several hands the manor became the property of the father of the present holder, Mr. J. R. T. Kingwell, who resides at Great Aish. Mr. Kingwell takes keen interest in the breeding of Dartmoor ponies. The influence of the Petres is found in the survival of the names " Petre's Bound Stone," " Petre's Cross," and " Petre's Pits," all of which are on Brent Moor. Close to the church tumbles and roars the noisy Avon, here passing under a bridge of two arches. There are splendid pictures from the bridge all the way to the moor, and the angler will enjoy triumphs along its rugged course.

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