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Village in Devon, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 267.[1]
Ashford, North Devon | |
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Location within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SS5335 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Barnstaple |
Postcode district | EX31 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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.[2]
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