West Ashley
West Ashley, or more formally, west of the Ashley, is one of the six distinct areas of the city proper of Charleston, South Carolina. As of July 2022, its estimated population was 83,996.- Type: Suburb with 85,300 residents
- Description: human settlement in Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “West of the Ashley”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Citadel Mall and Farmfield Plantation House.
Citadel Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Citadel Mall is a regional 1,138,527 square feet shopping mall located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It opened on July 29, 1981 and is located at the intersection of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard and I-526.
Farmfield Plantation House
House
Farmfield Plantation House was built in 1854 for William Ravenel, a prominent Charleston businessman and banker. It is one of the few plantation houses with unaltered exteriors in St. Farmfield Plantation House is situated 2 miles southeast of West Ashley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverland Terrace and Hampton Park Terrace.
Riverland Terrace
Hamlet
Riverland Terrace is a historic neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. It was first developed starting in 1925. It is one of James Island, South Carolina's oldest neighborhoods. Riverland Terrace is situated 3 miles southeast of West Ashley.
Hampton Park Terrace
Neighborhood
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hampton Park Terrace is the name both of a neighborhood and a National Register district located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by The Citadel, on the north by Hampton Park, on the east by Rutledge Ave, and on the south by Congress St. Hampton Park Terrace is situated 3½ miles east of West Ashley.
Wilson’s Farm
Neighborhood
Wilson's Farm is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. By 1746, a 55-acre tract of the upper Charleston peninsula had been subdivided from a larger parcel and sold to John Drayton who used the land as a farm known as "Pickpocket." In 1757, 52-acres were transferred to Andrew Faesch and Peter Guinard. Wilson’s Farm is situated 3½ miles east of West Ashley.
West Ashley
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.79957° or 32° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
-80.01091° or 80° 0′ 39″ westPopulation
85,300Inception
1670Open location code
864XQXXQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 10783485336OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7984326
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“West Ashley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “West Ashley”
- French: “West Ashley”
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