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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
Ashford, North Devon Location within Devon
OS grid reference	SS5335
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
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	North Devon
List of places UK England Devon 51.09°N 04.10°W / 51.09; -04.10

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]

References

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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