KIRKBY-in-ASHFIELD, a parish in the northern
division of the wapentake of BROXTOW, county of
NOTTINGHAM, 5 miles (S.W.) from Mansfield, containing
1420 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in
the archdeaconry of Nottingham, and diocese of York,
rated in the king's books at £18. 1. 8., and in the
patronage of the Duke of Portland. The church, dedicated
to St. Wilfrid, is a large stone structure, with a
lofty steeple. The rivers Erewash and Maun rise in
this parish; and the Mansfield and Pinxton railway, in
passing through it, affords a medium of conveyance for
the coal and lime which are obtained here in considerable
quantities. Several of the inhabitants are employed
in frame-work knitting. A free school, erected
by subscription in 1826, is chiefly supported by the
Duke of Portland and the rector.