Ashford, North Devon
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Ashford, North Devon | |
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OS grid reference | SS5335 |
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Shire county | Devon |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
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Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 273.
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". The name was recorded as Aiscawurde in 1182.
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St Peters church
The parish church of St Peter is a grade II* listed building. The tower was rebuilt in 1798 and the remainder in 1854. [1]
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Devon Local Studies - Ashford community page
- Ashford in the Domesday Book
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