Ashendon is a village and parish, 9 miles west from Aylesbury, and 2 north-east from Chilton, in the hundred of Ashendon, union and county court district of Aylesbury, rural deanery of Waddesdon, archdeaconry of Buckingham, and diocese of Oxford. The church of St. Mary is an ancient structure in the Decorated Early English and Perpendicular styles, and consists of a nave, chancel, south aisle, and tower with 3 bells; there are two piscinae: in the church is a tomb with a figure of a Knight Templar, said to be that of Sir John Bugden, of Pollicott, rudely ornamented with foliage. The register dates from the year 1732. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Dorton in the year 1850, jointly yearly value £202, in the gift of Chirst Church , Oxford, and held by the Rev. Thomas Woodward Gardner, B.A., of Christ Church, Oxford, who resides at Dorton. There is a Day school, supported by the Duke of Buckingham. The Duke of Buckingham is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is loam and clay; subsoil, clay and limestone. The land is principally used for pasture. The population in 1861 was 325; the area is 2,032 acres; rateable value, £3,124 5s.


Parish Clerk, Thomas Saunders.
Letters through Thame arrive at 8.30. The nearest money order office is at Brill
Parochial School, Mrs. Bentley, mistress
Carrier to Aylesbury - Thomas Betis, wednesday and saturday
Gilbert Rev. Willian (curate)
Parrott Misses, Commercial
Betts Thomas, carrier, Pollicott
Boughton Ruth (Mrs), farmer
Figg Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Figg Joseph, farmer
George Amos, blacksmith
George Thomas, farmer, Upper Pollicott
Malins John Brown, farmer, Up. Pollicott
Parker Samuel, farmer
Ridgway Emma (Mrs.), farmer
Ridgway Edward Harper, farmer, Watbridge
Uff Thomas, Red Lion, and baker
Whit Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Little Pollicott
Wilson John, carpenter