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- [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 4 May 2009.
- [S5] Peak District Towns and Villages: Ashbourne (Reliability: 2).
The village was the home of the Bassett family from the mid 15th century until 1652 when the family line died out, and they were responsible for the hall and much of the church and its contents. The chief glory of the church is the magnificent alabaster tomb of William Bassett V (d 1601), the last of the male line. The carvings on the tomb depict him in the centre with his wife Judith on his left and his son-in-law Henry Howard on his right. At the head of Henry is his wife, Elizabeth Bassett, and at the head of Judith is her grand-daughter, Elizabeth Howard. The family are buried in a vault beneath the tomb, though unfortunately this was robbed in the early 19th century and the lead coffins stolen, so the vault is now sealed.
- [S39] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warra (Reliability: 2).
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