The Community Assembly of Ashwater is located in a village that was named Aisse (in Latin) in the Doomsday Book 1086 when the land was held by the Bishop of Coutances (Constantiensis) and became the Manors of Esse and Hindfort (now Henford). Alwin held it before 1066 and the Conquest with the land under ownership of a Saxon noble or thegn (squire).
The closet river is the Carey that flows through the valley with a small wooden bridge over it (strengthened in 2005) at Carey Water in Quoditch, it flows towards Ashmill and past Ashwater into the Taymar further down. Quoditch appears on some early maps as Cowditch or another variation Quidhiwis which also means a dirty muddy place. The whole of Ashwater which includes the hamlets of Quoditch and Henford is a very rural tranquil place full of the abundance of wildlife from Barn Owls, Bats and Deer. It is set between Dartmoor (visible on most days) and the wild North Coast of Cornwall at Bude.
St. Peters is the Church in the centre of the village. It has a wealth of history with parts that are original including the North doorway and font (probably constructed from a granite like Cornish stone and displaying faces or masks in each corner).
Community Assemblies are made up of residents concerned about a lack of democratic process at a local and national level, dedicated to preserving and asserting our inalienable rights and obligations to ourselves, the Earth and future generations.
Founding Facilitators
- Georgie Garwood
- Liz Wonder
- Lynn Lear
Founding Facilitators of enlisted Community Assemblies in the Group Directory are also affiliate members of the Community Assembly of the British Isles.
Location
Address
Ashwater, Devon, Kernow, British Isles
