Ashford
Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 267. This Ashford has a different origin to other place-names called Ashford, the origin being "ash-tree enclosure" Old English æsc "ash tree" and worō / worth "enclosure".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Residential area
- Description: village in North Devon, Devon, England
- Also known as: “Ashford, Devon” and “Ashford, North Devon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Royal Marines Base Chivenor.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 580 feet northeast of Ashford.
Royal Marines Base Chivenor
Aerodrome
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by UK Commando Force. It is situated on the northern shore of the River Taw estuary, adjacent to the South West Coast Path, on the north coast of Devon, England. Royal Marines Base Chivenor is situated 2½ miles west of Ashford.
Barnstaple railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is 39 miles 75 chains from Exeter Central and 211.25 miles from London Waterloo. Barnstaple railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Ashford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bradiford and Pilton.
Bradiford
Suburb
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradiford is a village in Devon, England. It is located in the civil parish of Barnstaple in the non-metropolitan area of North Devon.
Pilton
Suburb
Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilton is a suburb of the town of Barnstaple, it is located about quarter of a mile north of the town centre, in the civil parish of Barnstaple, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Pilton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ashford.
Ash, Braunton
Hamlet
Photo: HKSG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ash in the parish of Braunton in North Devon is a historic estate listed in the Domesday Book. The present mansion, known as The Ash Barton estate is a Grade II* listed building. Ash, Braunton is situated 2 miles northwest of Ashford.
Ashford
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09756° or 51° 5′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.09759° or 4° 5′ 51″ westPopulation
297Elevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
9C3Q3WX2+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 360991800OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
2656956Wikidata ID
Q2241368
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ashford” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ashford”
- Chinese: “Ashford”
- Dutch: “Ashford”
- French: “Ashford”
- Irish: “Ashford”
- Ladin: “Ashford”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ashford (Devon)”
- Polish: “Ashford”
- Swedish: “Ashford, North Devon”
- Swedish: “Ashford”
- Welsh: “Ashford, Gogledd Dyfnaint”
- Welsh: “Ashford”
- “Ashford”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ashford”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.