Ashford, North Devon

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.

Ashford, North Devon
Ashford, North Devon
Location within Devon
OS grid referenceSS5335
Shire county
Region
  • South West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBarnstaple
Postcode districtEX31
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • North Devon

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.

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