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Mount Ashby Estate - About Mount Ashby
Background
The Mount Ashby Estate vineyard is situated on the North facing slopes of Mount Ashby
Approximately 6 KLM East of the township of Moss Vale.
This land and around 10000 acres around it were part of the original grant to the Throsby family one of the first settlers in the area. His shepherd was Jemmy Moss after whom Moss Vale is named.
The name for Mount Ashby goes back in time to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings. A certain Baron de la Zouche was,for services rendered in that battle,given a grant of land in Leistershire. He married an Ashby and built Ashby Castle near the town of de la Zouche in Leistershire.
The Throsby family we understand were directly decended from this union and as was their custom they named the hill on the property after the castle in Leistershire.One of the original Throsby houses is still located on the top of Mount Ashby above the vineyard.
The Produce Store
This store was relocated from Banyette Street in Bowral [where ALDI is now situated] and rebuilt piece by piece on the Mount Ashby property in 2003. Originally built in the early part of the 20th century the Davis family ran it as a produce store from the early 20s to 1988 after which it was used for the restoration of antiques. It was used as the film set for the Ginger Meggs movie and is an important part of the heritage of the Southern Highlands.
We currently use it for the storage and restoration of antique furniture brought in from France.
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