those with mobility problems, although it can be muddy in places. The route, way marked with yellow Village Circular Walk discs, takes in views of the valley, passing through local farms and woodland. Land next to the recreation ground has been turned into a public space in memory of Andrée Peel (13 February 1905 – 5 March 2010). Known as Agent Rose, she was a member of the French Resistance during World War II and spent her last years in the village. She died peacefully at the Lampton House nursing home on 5 March 2010. Notable residents Ferdinando Gorges (1565-1647) Had legal ownership of coastal Maine, the U.S. State. Died at his home in Long Ashton, and is buried there. John Collinson (1757-1793) the Somerset Historian and vicar of Long Ashton. Andrée Peel (Agent Rose) World War II French resistance heroine Colonel Reginald Dyer, the officer responsible for the Amritsar massacre, died in Long Ashton in 1927. Sir George Alfred Wills, Baronet of Blagdon (1854 -1928) who a member of the Wills tobacco family dynasty, & president of Imperial Tobacco. His residence was at Burwalls. Henry Goulstone (1836-1914) who was born in Long Ashton and became an early European immigrant to New Zealand, where he was a financier and magistrate. References External links Long Ashton Parish Council Map showing Long Ashton circa 1900 Village Circular Walk route Long Ashton Village Market Long Ashton Golf Club Pubs in Long Ashton Villages in North Somerset Civil parishes in Somerset Burial sites of the House of Gorges