Ashley, Cambridgeshire

[4] Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540, the Crown gave the manor at Ashley to Edward North of Kirtling.In Silverley there was a church dedicated to All Saints by 1447 that was also abandoned in the 16th century and by 1752 only the tower and some bits of wall remained.(4.1 mi) away from the a14, making it easier to commute to the nearby larger settlement of Bury St Edmunds.The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110 miles (180 km) journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk.The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.