▁in ▁gra vel ▁exc av ated ▁from ▁the ▁gra vel ▁p its ▁at ▁Ash ley , ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁House ▁Museum ▁in ▁Christ ch urch , ▁Dor set . ▁A ▁third ▁ax e ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁The ▁name ▁Ash ley ▁means ▁" ash ▁wood / clear ing ". ▁In ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁two ▁est ates , ▁Ess el ie ▁and ▁Es se lei , ▁are ▁recorded . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁possessed ▁by ▁" N ig el ▁the ▁doctor " ▁from ▁Roger ▁de ▁Mont gom erie , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury ; ▁before ▁ 1 0 6 6 ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁Sa ew ulf . ▁The ▁other ▁estate ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁God ric ▁M alf , ▁who ▁had ▁himself ▁held ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 0 6 6 . ▁Ash ley ▁was ▁probably ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁grant ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁made ▁by ▁Henry ▁I ▁to ▁Richard ▁de ▁Red vers , ▁because ▁his ▁successor ▁Earl ▁William ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁granted ▁an ▁estate ▁there ▁in ▁free ▁marriage ▁to ▁Haw ise ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁William ▁Aven el . ▁She ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁her ▁son ▁Nicholas , ▁on ▁whose ▁death ▁it ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁William ▁Aven el . ▁He ▁held ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Ash ley , ▁and ▁when ▁he