In memory of John Ashwood of this parish, Esq., Who died 31st Jan., 1750, In the 30th year of his age. And of Thomas Porter Ashwood, His only son, by Dorothy his wife, second daughter of Henry Spron, late of the Marsh in this county, Esq., Who died 31st March, 1769, in his 19th year. Also In memory of the said Dorothy, wife of the above John Ashwood Esq., Who died 13th May, 1785, In the 59th year of her age. This family lived in the old hall, the remains of which now form part of the stabling of Joseph Yate, Esq. In the chancel is a handsome monument, surmounted by the arms of the Smitheman and Brooke families, as follows:— In this chancel are interred the remains of Catherine The wife of John Unett Smitheman Esq., late of Little Wenlock, in this county, By whom she had five children, (viz.) Catherine, Catherine, Brooke, John, and Rose, of whom, one daughter Catherine, and John, only survived her. The other 3 children died in their infancy. CATHERINE Died Oct. 1, 1741 at Willey in this county, where she was buried. She was the daughter and co-heir of Cumberford Brooke Esq., Of this parish and Cumberford in Staffordshire, By Rose his wife, daughter of Sir John Austin Bart. of Boxley in Kent. She was descended from Sir Robert Brooke Knight, Speaker of the House of Commons and afterwards Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in the reign of Queen Mary, And through a long line of ancestors was allied to many a noble and illustrious family in this kingdom She departed this life May 1st, 1737. To whose memory Her son John Smitheman erected this little monument. At the top of this monument is the following coat of arms:— QUARTERLY: first chequy arg. and sa. Second arg. a chevron gu. between Three Helmets Third gu. a Talbot passant, arg. Fourth az. a lion rampant, between six fleur-de-lis, or, Crest, an Eagle with two heads, displayed, arg. collared, or. In the chancel is the following:—