Ashburton, Devon
Town in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Exeter.
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Ashburton | |
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West Street, Ashburton | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 4,170 |
OS grid reference | SX756698 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWTON ABBOT |
Postcode district | TQ13 |
Dialling code | 01364 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50.517°N 3.751°W / 50.517; -3.751 |
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It was formerly important as a stannary town (a centre for the administration of tin mining), and remains the largest town within the national park. Ashburton has two pubs within the centre of town and six restaurants/cafés. The town is also part of the electoral ward named Ashburton and Buckfastleigh, the population of which at the 2011 census was 7,718.[1]