Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.09°N -4.1°W |
Official Name: | Ashford, North Devon |
Shire County: | Devon |
Region: | South West England |
Constituency Westminster: | North Devon |
Post Town: | Barnstaple |
Postcode District: | EX31 |
Postcode Area: | EX |
Os Grid Reference: | SS5335 |
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]
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.