Borough of Ashford
Shown within Kent
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. County:	Kent
Area: - Total	Ranked 82nd 580.62 km²
Admin. HQ:	Ashford
ONS code:	29UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 195th 110,000 189 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.6% White
Politics
Ashford Borough Council http://www.ashford.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Damian Green

Ashford Borough Council's Coat of Arms

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The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tenterden with Ashford urban district, and the East Ashford, West Ashford and Tenterden Rural Districts. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Location within the British Isles Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Ashford is a town spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... In local government on the British Isles, a rural district was a predominantly rural area used for local government. ...

Although a large part of the Borough is still mainly rural, that around Ashford is undergoing a complete change, since it is fast becoming an industrial and commercial centre. The corridor caused by the M20 motorway and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and its railway station have led to much hitherto agricultural land being turned to other uses. The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ... CTRL redirects here. ... Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent. ...

Ashford's Population Growth

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Population

In 1801, the population of Ashford and Willesborough was 2,600; in 1861 this had more than tripled to 8,800; by 1901 12,808 ^[1] and in 1961 the figure was 28,000. The census, for Ashford, in 1991 showed the total number of persons as 92,331 and by 2001 it had risen to 102,661. Kent County Councils mid year estimated population, for 2004 is 107,700 showing substantial continued growth in the size of the town, the most growth in Kent. The County Councils population forecasts for 2011 and 2016 are 119,600 and 129,000 giving an increase of 25.2% since 2001. ^[2] Ashford Borough Council are predicting that the growth will continue to rise to 141,100 by the year 2021. ^[3] The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... 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. ... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the county in England. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2016 (MMXVI) will be a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2021 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

The 2001 Census reported Ashford as having ^[4]

• 41,450 households
• 70% of residents describing their health as 'good'
• 27% of 16-74 year olds having no qualifications
• an unemployment rate of 2.4% of all economically active people aged 16-74

Local government

There are 43 electoral wards in the Borough; 18 of those serve Ashford town; the remainder the outlying villages.

There are two town councils in the Borough: Ashford itself, and Tenterden.

There are 39 civil parishes within Ashford District (location map here). They are:

The area, once mainly rural, is now fast becoming an industrial and commercial centre, particularly where the town of Ashford is concerned. The corridor caused by the M20 motorway and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and its International Station have led to much hitherto agricultural land being turned to other uses. The town is very much in the news due to plans to double its urban population (currently approx. 60,000) over the next 30 years, with new housing planned in areas around the town such as Cheeseman's Green. Aldington is the name of two places in England: Aldington, Kent - a village SE of Ashford Aldington, Worcestershire - a village east of Evesham Aldington is also the name of two people: Richard Aldington writer and poet Baron Aldington This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Appledore is a village in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south of Ashford, Kent and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh. ... Bethersden is a small village and civil parish five miles (8km) west of Ashford, Kent. ... Biddenden is a village that lies on the Weald of Kent, some five miles north of Tenterden. ... Bilsington is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. ... Bonnington is a small village on the edge of the Romney Marsh in England. ... Boughton Aluph and Eastwell is a civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Brabourne is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. ... Brook is a village and civil parish in the Ashford borough of Kent, situated about 5 miles east of Ashford. ... Challock is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Charing is a small village in England at the foot of the North Downs. ... Chilham is a parish in the English county of Kent. ... Crundale is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Egerton is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Godmersham is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Great Chart is a village in civil parish of Great Chart with Singleton in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Singleton is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, created as an area of new houses, started in the 1980s. ... Image:Hamstreet - Kent dot. ... The small civil parish of Hastingleigh lies on top of the North Downs in Kent three miles east of Wye and ten miles south of Canterbury, near the locally renowned beauty spot of the Devils Kneading Trough, on the North Downs Way with views towards Ashford, Romney Marsh and... High Halden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Hothfield is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England and is located north-west of Ashford town. ... Kenardington is a small village, and the centre of a civil parish of the same name, in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Kingsnorth is a village and civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. ... Little Chart Church Little Chart is a civil parish and small village to the east of Ashford in Kent, South East England. ... // Location Mersham is a small village and civil parish (population approx. ... Molash is a civil parish and village in Kent, South East England with a population of about 230 people. ... Newenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Pluckley, said to be the most haunted village in Britain. ... Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... The village of Ruckinge is located around seven miles southeast of Ashford on the B2067 Hamstreet to Hythe road. ... Sevington is a small village and civil parish to the south-east of Ashford, Kent in England, with a population of about 113 in 1872,[2] currently 354. ... Shadoxhurst is civil parish and a village on the Kent Weald, near Ashford in Kent, England located between the North Downs and Romney Marsh in wooded countryside and farmland. ... Smarden is a civil parish and village, west of Ashford in Kent, South East England. ... Smeeth is a village and civil parish, with a population of 846, adjacent to the parish of Brabourne, 5 miles from Ashford in Kent, South East England. ... Stone-cum-Ebony is a civil parish south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, including the village of Stone in Oxney near Appledore. ... Location within the British Isles Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Warehorne is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... Westwell is a village and civil parish with a population of 740, located 4 miles north of Ashford in Kent, South East England. ... Wittersham is a village and civil parish, part of the Isle of Oxney, south of Ashford in Kent, South East England, near Tenterden. ... Woodchurch is a village and civil parish, 7 miles from the market town of Ashford and 5 miles from the Cinque Ports town of Tenterden, in Kent, South East England. ... Wye College Wye is an historic village in Kent, England, located some 12 miles from Canterbury. ... Hinxhill is a village to the east of Ashford, Kent, England. ... The M20 motorway is a major road in England. ... CTRL redirects here. ... 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. ...

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From the town centre, roads radiate to Charing and Maidstone (A20/M20), Faversham (A251), Wye and Canterbury (A28), Hythe and Folkestone (A20/M20), Hamstreet, Lydd and Hastings (A2070) and Tenterden (A28). Charing is a small village in England at the foot of the North Downs. ... Maidstone (pronounced either mādstun or mādstone) is the county town of Kent, in South East England, United Kingdom. ... The A20 is a two-digit major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. ... Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Wye College Wye is an historic village in Kent, England, located some 12 miles from Canterbury. ... 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. ... The A28 near Rolvenden The A28 is a major road in England. ... Hythe is a small coastal market town, on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. ... Folkestone Harbour, picture taken from the golf court Folkestone (pronounced fōkstun) is a coastal resort town in the Shepway district of Kent, England. ... Image:Hamstreet - Kent dot. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Lydd Town Council Lydd is a town in Kent, England, lying on the Romney Marsh. ... For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. ... Location within the British Isles Tenterden is a small town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. ... The A28 near Rolvenden The A28 is a major road in England. ...

External links

• Ashford Borough Council
• Heart of Kent - Ashford Accommodation, Places to Visit & Events
• Ashford Safety Consultants
• Ashford Local - A website about Ashford Borough in Kent

References

1. ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
2. ^ KCC's Strategy-based (Apr '06): Population Forecasts
3. ^ Ashford Borough Council
4. ^ National Statistics