Ashford, North Devon

Ashford, North Devon

infobox UK place
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latitude= 51.09
longitude=-04.10
official_name =Ashford, North Devon
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shire_county= Devon
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region=South West England
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os_grid_reference= SS5335

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.

Place-name meaning

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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