Ash Priors

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.058
longitude= -3.211
official_name= Ash Priors
population = 131
shire_district= Taunton Deane
shire_county = Somerset
region= South West England
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post_town=
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os_grid_reference= ST152294
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Ash Priors is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 131 ref|population.

Notable Residents

Science Fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was once resident at Ballifants Farm, on the outskirts of the village.

References

# Somerset County Council, [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/statistics/contents/population/estimates/2002mye/ 2002 population estimates] .

Ballifants Farm, on the outskirts of the village, was home to the young Arthur C. Clarke.