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The name means "land once cultivated and left fallow (Ley) in the near ash trees" Ashley Dale and Jugbank. From medieval times men have indiscriminately hacked clearings in the forests, then linked them with tracks and lanes following no specific pattern.
The Church of St John the Baptist rebuilt in the 19th century but the 17th century tower still stands. This is a church with the most outstanding array of effigies to one family the Gerards.
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- Landmark