Ashford, North Devon

Ashford, North Devon
Ashford, North Devon Ashford, North Devon shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SS5335
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
List of places UK England Devon

Coordinates: 51°05′N 4°06′W / 51.09°N 04.10°W / 51.09; -04.10

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.

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

↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER List entry Number: 1107140". English Heritage. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

External links

Media related to Ashford, North Devon at Wikimedia Commons
Devon Local Studies - Ashford community page
Ashford in the Domesday Book

Ceremonial county of Devon

Devon Portal

Unitary authorities	Plymouth Torbay

Boroughs or districts	Exeter East Devon Mid Devon North Devon Torridge West Devon South Hams Teignbridge

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