Ashford
Ashford shown within Kent
Population	approaching 110,000
OS grid reference	TR005425
- London	57.1mi
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TONBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN23, TN24, TN25
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

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The town of Ashford lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, England. Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county. Ashford is a relatively common English name: it goes back to Old English æscet, indicating a ford near to a clump of ash-trees. The River Great Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour in Kent, formed when the River East Stour and the River West Stour join at Ashford. ... The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Canterbury East. ... CTRL redirects here. ... Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ... Geology of the South East, Chalk is light green (6) A cross-section , showing the Wealden Dome, and relating it to the towns of Kent The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills located in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Hampshire through Surrey... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A ford, with pedestrian footbridge, on a minor road near Weimar bei Kassel in Germany The ford at Brockenhurst, leading into the village centre, following heavy rain. ... Clumping in organism A behavior in organism, usually sessile, that individuals of a particular specie pile-up close to one another for beneficial purposes. ... Species See text European Ash in flower Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) shoot with leaves Closeup of European Ash seeds 19th century illustration of Manna Ash (Fraxinus ornus) An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families (see end of page for disambiguation), but...

The town is in the east of Kent and residents of East Kent, those living south of the River Medway, are called 'Men of Kent', as opposed to residents of West Kent, who are known as 'Kentish Men'. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... East Kent and West Kent are one-time traditional subdivisions of the English county of Kent, kept alive by the Association of the Men of Kent and Kentish Men: an organisation formed in 1913. ... Rivers in Kent, showing the Medway. ... West Kent is a traditional subdivision of the English county of Kent. ...

The motto for Ashford is "With stronger faith", taken from, To Lucasta, Going to the Wars, a poem by the 17th century poet Richard Lovelace from the borough,^[1] the relevant verse being ^[2] (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1657) was an English poet and nobleman, born in Woolwich, today part of south-east London. ...

History

As a market town, Ashford has for centuries been a local communications hub for surrounding villages and has stood at the centre of five railway lines, (Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line, Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line, South Eastern Main Line, Kent Coast Line and the Marshlink Line) since the 19th century and with the opening of the International Passenger Station is now an important European communications centre, with new lines running between London and the Channel Tunnel (via High Speed 1). The Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line is the British railway line that runs from Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West. ... Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line, shown with other railway lines in Kent. ... The London-Ashford-Dover Line is one of two long-distance routes serving the coast of Kent, England; the other being the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Canterbury East. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The British terminal at Cheriton in west Folkestone, from the Pilgrims Way. ...

The Borough of Ashford lies on the eastern edge of the ancient forest of "Andredsweald" or "Anderida". This originally stretched as far west as Hampshire and formed the basis from which the Weald is formed. Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called the Weald. ...

It is likely that the town originates from an original settlement established about 893AD, although a Roman road passed through here from the iron making area to Canterbury. It is listed in the Domesday Book, compiled in 1086, as having a church, two mills and a value of 150 shillings, under its original Saxon name of "Essetesford" (or "Eshetisford," "Esselesford", "Asshatisforde", "Essheford"^[3]). The manor was owned by Hugh de Montford, Constable of England at the time. Writer Philpot believed Essetesford stood for "ash trees growing near a ford", while Lampard, a 16th century local historian, suggested that it meant "a ford over the river Eshe or Eshet", which was the old name for the tributary of the River Stour between Lenham and Ashford. Events Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria. ... Not to be confused with Romans road. ... The Wealden iron industry is the result of a combination of the natural materials being available for the making of iron. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... This article is about coinage. ... Old English redirects here. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The River Stour is a river in Kent, England. ...

Its closeness to London has always made Kent a strong influence on the capital, and vice versa. Thus by the end of the 16th century Cade (of Cade’s Rebellion) was credited by William Shakespeare in Henry VI, part 2 as being from Ashford. The play includes an Ashford butcher called "Dick" who looks forward to removing officialdom after the rebellion and says: first thing, let’s kill all the lawyers. Jack Cade (possibly named John Mortimer) was the leader of a popular revolt in the 1450 Kent rebellion which took place in the time of King Henry VI in England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Ashford’s importance as a growing agricultural and market town was confirmed in 1243 when it was incorporated, and by the end of the 16th century it had risen to become an important market town, primarily for livestock. The market was held in the High Street until 1856 when local farmers and businessmen relocated to Elwick Road and formed a market company that claims to be the oldest surviving registered company in England and Wales. There is still a regular street market in the town, although the market company has relocated outside the town and is used by some 5,000 farmers.^[4] (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

Parts of the parish church date from the 13th century but was substantially restored in the 15th century with many alterations since. In 1638 a free grammar school was founded here, it was built on the churchyard’s west side, and remained there until 1846, now used as a museum. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The Joint Services School of Intelligence was based at Templer Barracks in Ashford, until the barracks were decommissioned in 1997 and then demolished to make way for High Speed 1.^[5] In 1982, Prince Andrew, Duke of York was involved with the "School". The Joint Services School of Intelligence was based at Templer Barracks in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom until a final move to Chicksands at Shefford, Bedfordshire took place in 1997 when the barracks were demolished to make way for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. ...

Essentially a modern town, little is left of the old Ashford, apart from some half-timbered buildings in Middle Row and around the churchyard in the town centre. A number of old buildings were removed to make way for the controversial ring road around the centre, built in the early 1970s. Three modern shopping centres are located in the town: Park Mall, County Square and the new Designer Outlet. Bank Street and High Street are traffic-free shopping thoroughfares. As of 2005, Ashford is adding about 800 new homes each year. Red brick timberframe building in Poznań, Poland Timber framing is the description of how a house is built using mortise and tenon joinery. ... Entrance to County Square from High Street County Square is a shopping centre in Ashford, Kent. ... The McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers, and opened in March 2000. ...

Politics and administration

At the top level, Ashford comes under the South East region of England, which is represented in the European parliament as the South East England constituency. The June 2004 election returned 4 Conservatives, 2 Liberal Democrats, 2 UK Independence, 1 Labour and 1 Green with a 36.8% turnout. South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... The constituency within England. ...

The Ashford Parliamentary constituency incorporates the towns of Ashford and Tenterden, plus 35 surrounding villages. The 2005 election saw the Conservative Damian Green returned to his seat increasing his share of the vote to 51.6%. The turnout was 65%. Ashford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Damian Howard Green (born January 17, 1956) is an English Conservative Party (UK) politician, and Member of Parliament for Ashford (UK Parliament constituency) in Kent. ...

The County authority for Ashford is Kent County Council. Elections for this council are held every four years. Ashford Borough elects 7 out of the 84 seats. The election in May 2005 returned 5 Conservative councillors in the following wards; Ashford Central, Ashford Rural South, Ashford Rural East, Ashford Rural West and Tenterden. The Labour and Co-operative Party candidate won the Ashford South ward and the Liberal Democrat candidate won Ashford East.^[6] For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ...

Using the same boundaries as the parliamentary constituency, Ashford Borough Council is the next level of government. Out of the 43 seats on the Council, 19 of these are elected from the 14  wards in the town of Ashford. In the May 2003 election, 7 Conservative, 4 Labour, 4 Liberal Democrats and 4 Independents Councillors were elected from the Ashford town wards. Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ...

Although all the surrounding villages have representation at a Parish level, only the Stanhope parish within the town of Ashford has a Parish Council. Stanhope is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, the estate was built in the 1960s as overspill housing on the southern edge of Ashford. ...

Transport

Main article: Transport in Ashford, Kent

Ashford was one of the towns that became a hub when the roads were turnpiked in the second half of the 18th century.^{[citation needed]} Today it is at junctions 9 and 10 of the M20 motorway to London, Maidstone and Folkestone. Operation Stack on the M20, usually implemented in response to industrial action in Calais, brings Ashford to a halt several times each year,^{[citation needed]} and on 29 November 2006 is estimated to have cost the town £2 million.^{[citation needed]} Local and central government have spent 12 years studying the problem, but have yet to implement a solution.^{[citation needed]} Other main roads are the A20, which parallels the motorway; the A28 to Canterbury and Tenterden; the A251 to Faversham; and the A2070 to Romney Marsh and Hastings. Ashford is a town in Kent, England, which lies on several major transport routes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ... , Folkestone (IPA: ) is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England. ... Operation Stack is the codename used by Kent Police and the Port of Felixstowe in England to refer to the method of using sections of the M20 motorway in Kent or A14 road to park lorries when the English Channel or Felixstowe ports are blocked by bad weather or industrial... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The A20 is a two-digit major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. ... The A28 near Rolvenden The A28 is a major road in England. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. ... The Romney Marsh is a sparsely-populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ...

In the 1970s the A292 Ashford Ring Road was created around the town centre and is popular with boy racers.^{[citation needed]} The road was conceived to relieve congestion along the previous main thoroughfare in the town centre, the narrow East Hill. The Ring Road has recently been converted to two-way traffic again, to minimise the "race track" feel and help bring the isolated town centre back into the rest of the area.^[7] There are plans for a fast public transport link between the town centre and the suburbs and main amenities, called "SMARTLINK". The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... A Boy racer is a person- usually male and in their late teens or early 20s- who drives his car over the speed limit for fun. ... SMARTLINK is a proposed fast link between the town centre of Ashford, Kent, England and its suburbs and main amenities, creating an alternative to the car, reducing the overall impact of transport. ...

The South Eastern Railway's London to Dover mainline opened between 1842 and 1844, and the company established its locomotive works here. The railway community had its own shops, schools, pubs and bathhouse, and much of the area retains the look of a "railway town", however the works closed in 1981. Ashford became a junction with a line to Margate that was opened in 1846; in 1851 the Marshlink Line to Hastings was opened, and on 1 July 1884 the final connection, from Maidstone, was made. The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR) and the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER). ... Jan. ... Ashford railway works was in the town of Ashford in the county of Kent in England. ... Margate is a town in Thanet, Kent, England (population about 60,000). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ...

Ashford International

The Ashford International station opened with the Channel Tunnel in 1994. It now serves Eurostar trains on High Speed 1, with trains to London, Lille, Paris and connections to the rest of Europe. In November 2007 direct services to Brussels were withdrawn and the frequency of trains to Paris was reduced to three per day due to Ebbsfleet International railway station, in Dartford, opening. Local firms, residents and politicians were amongst those seeking a less drastic change in the Eurostar timetable. With the introduction of domestic train services along the new line to St Pancras and Stratford in East London, it is expected to pull the outer limits of the London commuter belt to the town and beyond, as travel time from Ashford to London is reduced from 83 to about 37 minutes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 997 KB) Summary This image was originally posted to Flickr as Ashford Station. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 997 KB) Summary This image was originally posted to Flickr as Ashford Station. ... Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent. ... The British terminal at Cheriton in west Folkestone, from the Pilgrims Way. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ... CTRL redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Ebbsfleet International railway station is a new railway station in Ebbsfleet, in the borough of Dartford, Kent. ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... St Pancras railway station, now officially known as St Pancras International, is a major station located in the St Pancras area of central London, between the new British Library building to the west and Kings Cross station to the east. ... Stratford International station is a railway station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... Commuters from East Anglia arrive at Londons Liverpool Street station The London commuter belt is the metropolitan area surrounding London from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital. ...

London Ashford Airport is based at Lydd, approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Ashford, with regular flights to Le Touquet, France by Lydd Air. London Gatwick Airport, the nearest fully international airport is 58 miles (94 km) from Ashford. London Ashford Airport or Lydd Airport (IATA: LYX, ICAO: EGMD) is located 1. ... Arms of Lydd Town Council Lydd is a town in Kent, England, lyins on the Romney Marsh. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Le Touquet Paris-Plage Golf Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, commonly referred to as Le Touquet, is a coastal town and commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. ... Lydd Air is a British airline based in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ...

Future development of the town

The population growth of the Ashford Borough

Ashford is one of the fastest growing areas in England, with rapid growth in the population and the infrastructure needed to support the town.^{[citation needed]} (For the development of the M20 motorway around Ashford, Junction 10 and the new Junction 10a see the M20 development article). In 2004 Regional Planning Guidance for Ashford set out plans to deliver over 13,000 homes by 2016. Overall, the area has the capacity to deliver a total of 31,000 new homes and 28,000 new jobs by 2031.^[8] New housing estates are planned, in particular the area of Cheeseman's Green, to the east of the town. The town's ring road, with the town centre sitting as an island, in 2007, after thirty years as a one way system, is being converted back to a two-way operation, costing £10m.^[9] The new road will have a two-way route with narrower carriageways and a 20mph speed limit. ^[10] The integral arts program Lost O, curated by the artist Michael Pinsky, which has been developed as part of this Shared Space scheme has been highly controversial, ^[11] which has now been moved slightly out of the way from the road to avoid confusion by the passing drivers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1808x1459, 148 KB) Summary C.Hoyle Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1808x1459, 148 KB) Summary C.Hoyle Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ... Predecessors of Regional Spacial Strategies Regional Planning Guidance. ... Cheesemans Green is a housing and commercial development to the south of Ashford, adjacent to Sevington and Park Farm, in the county of Kent, England. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Geography

Ashford lies at the confluence of the Rivers Upper Great Stour and East Stour (along with the Aylesford Stream, Ruckinge Dyke and Whitewater Dyke) it forms the River Great Stour heading for Canterbury, Sandwich and the English Channel. Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... River Stour and Tributaries The River Upper Great Stour,[1] (sometimes referred to as the River West Stour) is actually named on Ordnance Survey maps as the River Great Stour in Kent. ... The River East Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour in Kent. ... Aylesford Stream is a 5. ... Ruckinge Dyke is a tributary of the River Great Stour, joining with the River East Stour and then the Great Stour at Pledge’s Mill at the bottom of East Hill in Ashford, Kent, England. ... Whitewater Dyke is a tributary of the River Great Stour, joining with the River East Stour and then the Great Stour at Pledge’s Mill at the bottom of East Hill in Ashford, Kent, England. ... The River Great Stour is one of the sources of the River Stour in Kent, formed when the River East Stour and the River West Stour join at Ashford. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Thoroughbred racehorse of the same name, see English Channel (horse). ...

Rainfall in the area is highly influenced by the North Downs and the High Weald. In the summer (June to September) the rainfall is more showery, falling over shorter periods and is normally more intense than in the winter (November to February), were it comes along with low pressure area frontal systems and falls over longer periods of time. ^[12] Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Geology of the South East, Chalk is light green (6) A cross-section , showing the Wealden Dome, and relating it to the towns of Kent The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills located in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km) from Hampshire through Surrey... A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called the Weald. ... A large low-pressure system swirls off the southwestern coast of Iceland, illustrating the maxim that nature abhors a vacuum. ... A front, in addition to its common dictionary meanings, may specifically refer to: a weather front, a boundary of two airmasses a military front, an area where armies are engaged in conflict a Front (Soviet Army), a major military subdivision of the Soviet Army a front organization or front company...

On 28 April, 2007, a small earthquake occurred in Ashford, Folkestone, Dover and surrounding areas, towns and villages. The earthquake was said to be 5.4 on the richter scale. Eye witnesses of this said they felt their houses shake, or had a feeling of something crashing into their houses. At first, it was thought that it was an explosion. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ...

Twin towns

Ashford is twinned with - Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

• Bad Münstereifel in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, (population 19,007) twinned since 1964. (See the German language page for Bad Münstereifel and the town's location on Multimap.)
• Fougères in Brittany, France, (population 21,779) twinned since 1984. (See the French language page for Fougères and the town's location on Multimap)
• Hopewell, Virginia, USA, (population 22,354) twinned since 1994. (See the town's location on Multimap)

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Economy and industry

The hospital based in Willesborough, a suburb of Ashford, covering a large part of Kent is the William Harvey Hospital, named after the famous doctor who discovered the blood circulatory system. Location within the British Isles Willesborough is a suburb of Ashford, Kent, UK. The area has schools, post offices, shops and other local resources, it is mainly residential but as Ashford expands there is more and more commercial activity around Willesborough. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... William Harvey William Harvey (April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English medical doctor, who is credited with being the first to correctly describe, in exact detail, the properties of blood being pumped around the body by the heart. ... William Harvey Hospital is located in Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England. ...

The huge build-up of commercial importance of the town, as well as its strategic location, is witnessed by the number of industrial, business and retail parks in the town. These include Waterbrook, a 740,000 m² (183 acres) site for production, storage and distribution with freight clearance facility; Eureka Science and Business Park, including manufacturing sites and prestige office complexes; the 570,000 m² (141 acres) Orbital Park; the design award winning Ashford Designer Outlet shopping centre; and 14 other Business Parks and Industrial Estates. Campbell Soup UK have a factory that produces Batchelor's Soup. The McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers, and opened in March 2000. ... Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (also known as Campbells) is undeniably the most well-known producer of canned soups and related products in the United States (and possibly the world). ... Batchelors is a brand of food products, that has a factory in Ashford in Kent. ...

ISP/GSP company Homenetworkuk also has offices in Ashford where a portion of the support team and web services team are situated.

Culture

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Local tourist attractions

Key
	Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
	Accessible open space
	Amusement/Theme Park
	Castle
	Country Park
	English Heritage
	Forestry Commission
	Heritage railway
	Historic House
	Museums (free/not free)
	National Trust
	Zoo

Ashford Borough Museum

Ashford Green Corridor

Brockhill Country Park

Godinton House and Gardens [1]

Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve

Kent and East Sussex Railway

Orlestone Forest

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park & Gardens

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Vineyards at Biddenden and Chapel Down Winery at Tenterden

Willesborough Windmill

Woodchurch Rare Breeds Centre [2]

Wye Rural Museum [3]

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Greensand Way

North Downs Way

Pilgrim's Way

Royal Military Canal Path

Saxon Shore Way

Stour Valley Walk

The Greensand Way is long distance walk running from Haslemere in Surrey to Hamstreet near Ashford in Kent for a distance of 169km/105 miles. ... The North Downs Way is a long-distance path in southern England. ... The Pilgrims Way is reputedly the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket from Winchester in Hampshire to Canterbury in Kent, England. ... // Kent 802AD Kent - NASA satellite 2005 The Saxon Shore Way starts at Gravesend, Kent and traces the coast as it was in Roman times (note the changed coastline around Romney Marsh) as far as Hastings, East Sussex, 163 miles (262 km) in total. ... The River Routes The Stour Valley Walk is a recreational walking route that follows the River Great Stour from its source at Lenham to its estuary at Pegwell Bay. ...

Sport

• Ashford Town Football Club formed around 1880 as Ashford United and has changed names to Ashford Railway and Ashford FC before settling on the current "Town". The club's highest league position was 18th in the Southern League, Premier Division, 1987-88 and best FA Cup performance was the 2nd round in the 1962-63, 1966-67 and 1995-96 seasons.
• Ashford Hockey Club are based at Ball Lane, Kennington and were formed in 1898.
• Ashford Town Swimming Club
• Ashford Rugby Club, based in Kennington. The club has a thriving junior section: Ashford Rugby Under 15s.
• The Rugby Club organises an annual beer festival. The festival is a 3 day event featuring real ale, music and rugby.
• The Tour de France cycle race travelled through Ashford, on the stage between Dover and Brighton in 1994, and is due to pass through the town again on July 8, 2007 during the stage between London and Canterbury (Stage 1 of the 2007 Tour de France).
• The Julie Rose Stadium is in Willesborough, an athletics stadium, home to Ashford Athletics Club.
• The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom, including routes through Ashford

NCR 17 - Rochester - Maidstone - Ashford - Hythe

NCR 18 - Canterbury - Ashford - Tenterden - Tunbridge Wells

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Famous people

See also: List of people from Ashford, Kent and Category:People from Ashford, Kent