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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. |
'''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. |
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==Place-name meaning== |
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This Ashford has a different origin to other place-names called [[Ashford (disambiguation)|Ashford]], the origin being "ash-tree [[enclosure]]" [[Old English language|Old English]] ''æsc'' "ash tree" and ''worō'' / ''worth'' "enclosure". The name was recorded as ''Aiscawurde'' in 1182. |
This Ashford has a different origin to other place-names called [[Ashford (disambiguation)|Ashford]], the origin being "ash-tree [[enclosure]]" [[Old English language|Old English]] ''æsc'' "ash tree" and ''worō'' / ''worth'' "enclosure". The name was recorded as ''Aiscawurde'' in 1182. |
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[[file:St Peter's church, Ashford - geograph.org.uk - 1349186.jpg|left|thumb|St Peters church]] |
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The parish church of St Peter is a grade II* listed building. The tower was rebuilt in 1798 and the remainder in 1854. <ref> {{cite web|url = http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1107140| title= Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER List entry Number: 1107140 |publisher= English Heritage|accessdate = 17 June 2014}} </ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100358/1.html Devon Local Studies - Ashford community page] |
* [http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100358/1.html Devon Local Studies - Ashford community page] |
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* {{OpenDomesday|SS5335|ashford|Ashford}} |
* {{OpenDomesday|SS5335|ashford|Ashford}} |
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[[Category:Villages in Devon]] |
[[Category:Villages in Devon]] |
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Revision as of 12:19, 17 June 2014
| Ashford, North Devon | |
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| OS grid reference | SS5335 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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.
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
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