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Ashford
Ashford, Kent (Kent)
Ashford, Kent

Ashford shown within Kent
Population 58,936[1]
OS grid reference TR005425
 - London 57. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 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
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°08′47″N 0°52′03″E / 51.1465, 0.8676

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, in Kent, England. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Population In 1801 the population of Ashford and Willesborough was 2600 in 1861 this had more than tripled to 8800 by 1901 12808 and in 1961 the figure was 28000 Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a Market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30340 in 2007 UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Tonbridge postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashford, Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Kent Police, a Home Office police force polices Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Kent covering a geographical area south of London The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb is the NHS Ambulance Services Trust for south-eastern England, covering Kent (including Medway South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Ashford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places in Kent, England split by local government district and sorted alphabetically A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The River Great Stour (50 miles (801km in length including the Upper Great Stour is the name by which the upper stretches of the River Stour in Kent The M20 is a Motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel The South Eastern Main Line is one of two long-distance routes crossing the county of Kent, England, UK to reach to Kent Coast Population In 1801 the population of Ashford and Willesborough was 2600 in 1861 this had more than tripled to 8800 by 1901 12808 and in 1961 the figure was 28000 KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county. Ashford is a relatively common English placename: it goes back to Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash-trees. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled Sessile is a term in Biology with two distinct meanings In botany and medicine In Botany, sessile means "without a stalk An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e

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,[2] the relevant verse being[3]

“

True, a new mistress now I chase,
The first foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith embrace
A sword, a horse, a shield. Richard Lovelace (1618–1657 was an English poet in the seventeenth century

”

Contents

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). Services Services are operated by Southeastern. Typical service is hourly from Charing Cross to Ashford dividing there into a part to Ramsgate via Services Services on the Line are run by Southeastern.Services run to primarily London Victoria, with some peak services to London Blackfriars The South Eastern Main Line is one of two long-distance routes crossing the county of Kent, England, UK to reach to Kent Coast Services Services are operated by Southeastern. Typical service is hourly from Charing Cross to Ashford dividing there into a part to Ramsgate Description of route The towns on the route are listed below Ashford International Ham Street: was Ham Street & Orlestone Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with

The Borough of Ashford lies on the eastern edge of the ancient forest of "Andredsweald" or "Anderida". Population In 1801 the population of Ashford and Willesborough was 2600 in 1861 this had more than tripled to 8800 by 1901 12808 and in 1961 the figure was 28000 This originally stretched as far west as Hampshire and formed the basis from which the Weald is formed. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The Weald (wɪəld is the name given to a physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel Chalk Escarpments of the North

It is likely that the town originates from an original settlement established in 893AD by inhabitants escaping a Danish Viking raid on the nearby ancient village of Great Chart (Seleberhtes Cert in 762AD), although a Roman road passed through here from the iron making area to Canterbury. This article refers to the year 893 The number 893 can also refer to Japanese traditional organized crime groups Yakuza. Events By Place Asia Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur founds a new capital at Baghdad, Iraq. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news The Wealden iron industry was located in the Weald of south-eastern England. Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. 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"). The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth [4] 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. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The River Stour (ˈstaʊə is a the generic name for a group of rivers 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. Jack Cade (possible real name John Aylmer or John Mortimer) was the leader of a popular revolt in the 1450 Kent rebellion which took place in William Shakespeare ( baptised The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth, or Henry VI Part 2, is a history play by William Shakespeare believed written in approximately 1590-91 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.

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. [5]

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. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display

The Joint Services School of Intelligence was based at Templar Barracks in Ashford, until the barracks were decommissioned in 1997 and then demolished to make way for High Speed 1. The Joint Services School of Intelligence was the training centre for the Intelligence Corps of the British Army based at Templer Barracks in Ashford [6] In 1982, Prince Andrew, Duke of York was involved with the "School".

Geography

Ashford lies in a valley at the confluence of the Rivers Upper Great Stour and East Stour where it forms the River Great Stour, and where turns northwards to go through the Stour Gap in the North Downs towardsCanterbury, Sandwich and the English Channel. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. The River Upper Great Stour, (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. The River Great Stour (50 miles (801km in length including the Upper Great Stour is the name by which the upper stretches of the River Stour in Kent The North Downs are a ridge of Chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km from Farnham in Surrey to the White Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Sandwich is a historic town in Kent, south-east England. It was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings To the south lies the Weald. The Weald (wɪəld is the name given to a physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel Chalk Escarpments of the North

The original town of Ashford, in common with most such towns, has outgrown its original size and has combined with smaller villages in a conurbation. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population These villages include Bockhanger, Kennington, Sevington, Singleton, and Willesborough. Bockhanger is an area of Ashford in Kent, England. Demography Kennington is a Suburb of Ashford in Kent, England. It is about a mile northeast of the town centre and north of the M20 motorway and contains 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 currently 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 In addition, housing estates have been built in the open spaces between: Bybrook, Godinton, Kingsnorth, Park Farm and Stanhope. Godinton (sometimes known as Godinton Park) is a suburb of Ashford Kent in England, with its stately home Godinton House on the outskirts Kingsnorth is a Village and Civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. Park Farm is a suburb of Ashford, adjacent to Kingsnorth in Kent, South East England, created as an area of new houses started in the 1990s

Essentially a modern town, little is left of the old Ashford town centre, apart from some medieval half-timbered buildings in Middle Row and around the churchyard in the town centre. Timber framing (Fachwerk or Half-timbering, is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with pegged Mortise and tenon joints 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. County Square is a Shopping centre in Ashford, The Ashford Designer Outlet is a Shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England. Bank Street and High Street are traffic-free shopping thoroughfares.

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. The Ashford Designer Outlet is a Shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England. Campbell Soup UK have a factory that produces Batchelor's Soup. Campbell Soup Company ( (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of Canned soups and related products For unrelated subjects with similar spelling see Bachelor. Batchelors is a brand of predominantly dried food products

On 28 April 2007, a small earthquake occurred in Ashford, Folkestone, Dover and surrounding areas, towns and villages. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The earthquake was said to be 4. 2 on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 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. See 2007 Kent earthquake

Climate

Rainfall in the area is highly influenced by the North Downs and the High Weald. The 2007 Kent earthquake was an Earthquake that registered 43 on the Richter scale and struck south east Kent, England on 28 April The North Downs are a ridge of Chalk hills in south east England that stretch for 120 miles (190 km from Farnham in Surrey to the White The Weald (wɪəld is the name given to a physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel Chalk Escarpments of the North 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. A low pressure area, or " low " is a region where the Atmospheric pressure is lower in relation to the surrounding area [7]

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average max. temperature
°C (°F)		 7. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 1
(48)		 7. 2
(48)		 9. 9
(52)		 12. 1
(56)		 15. 9
(61)		 18. 7
(66)		 21. 3
(70)		 21. 6
(70)		 18. 4
(66)		 14. 5
(59)		 10. 3
(52)		 8
(50)		 13. 8
(59)
Average min. temperature
°C (°F)		 1. 5
(39)		 1. 3
(39)		 2. 8
(41)		 4. 3
(43)		 7. 3
(46)		 9. 9
(52)		 12. 2
(57)		 12. 2
(55)		 10. 1
(54)		 7. 2
(48)		 3. 9
(45)		 2. 6
(41)		 6. 3
(46)
Rainfall
mm (inches)		 72. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 0
(2. 8)		 44. 7
(1. 8)		 53. 5
(2. 1)		 50. 8
(2. 0)		 45. 3
(1. 8)		 51. 8
(2. 0)		 47. 1
(1. 9)		 55. 9
(2. 2)		 65. 3
(2. 6)		 85. 4
(3. 4)		 78. 7
(3. 1)		 77. 3
(3. 0)		 727. 9
(28. 7)
Source: Met Office

Transport

Main article: Transport in Ashford, Kent

Insofar as roads are concerned, Ashford was one of the towns in Kent to become a hub when the roads were turnpiked in the second half of the 18th century. Ashford is a town in Kent, England, which lies on several major transport routes A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards [8] Those roads later became the A20 road from London to the Channel ports; and the A28 connecting Canterbury with Hastings. The A20 is a two-digit major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. The A28 is a Trunk road in southern England. It runs south-west from the seaside resort of Margate in Kent via Westgate and Canterbury ( ˈkæntəbɹ̩i is a City in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name Junctions 9 and 10 on the M20 motorway serve the town. The M20 is a Motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation A further road (the A251 links the town with Faversham. List of A roads beginning with 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames and east of the A3. Faversham (fævɜʃəm is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury

Operation Stack on the M20, usually implemented in response to industrial action in Calais, brings Ashford to a halt several times each year. Operation Stack is the name used by Kent Police and the Port of Dover in England to refer to the method of using sections of the M20 motorway

The A292 Ashford Ring Road was created in the 1970s around the town centre in an attempt 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. [9] There are plans for a fast public transport link between the town centre and the suburbs and main amenities, called "SMARTLINK". "SMARTLINK" is a proposed fast link between the town centre of Ashford Kent, England and it's suburbs and main amenities creating an alternative to See also Fastrak)

The railway came to Ashford when the South Eastern Railway's London to Dover main line opened between 1842 and 1844, and the company established its locomotive works here. FasTrak is the Electronic toll collection (ETC system used in the state of California in the United States. For the railway in India see South Eastern Railway (India South Eastern Railway (SER was a railway company in the United Kingdom Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ashford railway works was in the town of Ashford in the county of Kent in England. The railway community had its own shops, schools, pubs and bathhouse, and much of the area retains the look of a "railway town"; the works closed in 1981. Ashford became a junction when the line to Margate was opened in 1846; in 1851 today's Marshlink Line to Hastings was opened, and on 1 July 1884 the final connection, from Maidstone, was made. Margate is a Seaside resort town within the Thanet district of East Kent, England. Description of route The towns on the route are listed below Ashford International Ham Street: was Ham Street & Orlestone Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Maidstone is the County town of Kent, England, south-east of London.

Ashford International
Ashford International

The Ashford International station opened with the Channel Tunnel in 1994. Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent, England. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with It now serves Eurostar trains on High Speed 1, with trains to London, Lille, Paris and connections to the rest of Europe. Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In November 2007 direct services to Brussels were withdrawn and the frequency of trains to Paris was reduced to three per day when Ebbsfleet International railway station opened. Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the borough of Dartford, Kent, just outside the eastern boundary Local firms, residents and politicians were amongst those seeking a less drastic change in the Eurostar timetable. With the introduction of domestic train services in 2009 along the new line to St Pancras and Stratford in East London, it is expected that travel time from Ashford to London will be reduced from 83 to about 37 minutes (Currently there are off peak services to London that take 63 minutes and 60 minutes from London to Ashford. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Stratford International station is a railway station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham in East London. East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ) [1].

The airport at Lydd, designated London Ashford Airport and approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Ashford, has regular flights to Le Touquet, France by Lydd Air. Lydd is a Town in Kent, England, lying on the Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger towns on the Marsh and the most southerly town in Kent London Ashford Airport or Lydd Airport is located 12 Nautical miles (2 A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, commonly referred to as Le Touquet, is a coastal town and commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Lydd Air is a British Airline based at London Ashford Airport, Kent, United Kingdom. London Gatwick Airport, the nearest fully international airport is 58 miles (94 km) from Ashford. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand

The Stour Valley Walk also follows the main river, connecting with other such long distance footpaths in this part of Kent, including the North Downs Way. This article is about the Stour Valley Walk in Kent, England. Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks paths footpaths or Greenways are the longer recreational right-of-way routes mainly through rural areas used for non-motorised The North Downs Way is a long-distance path in southern England.

Health

William Harvey Hospital, named after the doctor who discovered the blood circulatory system, is in Willesborough. The William Harvey Hospital is located in Willesborough, Ashford Kent, England and it is one of the three main Hospitals in the East Kent Hospitals William Harvey ( April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English Physician who is credited with being the first in 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 It is the district general hospital, and was commissioned in 1977. [10]

Education

See complete list of schools at List of schools in Kent

Ashford is home to nineteen primary schools and six secondary schools. List of Primary schools Middle schools Secondary schools Special schools Further education colleges and Universities in the ceremonial Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Australia See also Education There are also two colleges of Further education and three of the secondary schools have Sixth Form education included. Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from

The John Wesley School for primary education, built on the junction of Chart Road/Cuckoo Lane, Singleton, opened in September 2007.

In June 2006, because of there being 1,008 empty school places in Ashford, Kent County Council discussed the Kent Primary Strategy proposing merging Ashford South Primary School and Oak Tree Primary School, also suggested for amalgamation are Beaver Green Infant and Hopewell Junior schools[11] No further information is forthcoming (January 2008).

Future development of the town

The population growth of the Ashford Borough
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. Population In 1801 the population of Ashford and Willesborough was 2600 in 1861 this had more than tripled to 8800 by 1901 12808 and in 1961 the figure was 28000 A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice (For the development of the M20 motorway around Ashford, Junction 10 and the new Junction 10a see the M20 development article). The M20 is a Motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel In 2004 Regional Planning Guidance for Ashford set out plans to deliver over 13,000 homes by 2016. Predecessors of Regional Spatial Strategies Regional Planning Guidance. Overall, the area has the capacity to deliver a total of 31,000 new homes and 28,000 new jobs by 2031. [12] New housing estates are planned, in particular the area of Cheeseman's Green, to the east of the town. Cheeseman's Green is a housing and commercial development to the south of Ashford in Kent, England. 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. This will allow the town centre to expand and accommodate the increasing population. [13] The new road will have a two-way route with narrower carriageways and a 20mph speed limit. [14] 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,[15] which has now been moved slightly out of the way from the road to avoid confusion by the passing drivers. The main shopping centre, County Square, is being expanded and is set for completion in March 2008. It will be twice the size of the original and will house many well-known stores. Preliminary plans have been placed for a monorail to link the Designer Outlet and Town Centre. In addition a new Waitrose store is set to open in 2009. Waitrose is the Supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with 192 branches as of September 2008

Culture

Mk. IV tank
Mk. IV tank

Within the town there are some tourist attractions, among them being Ashford Borough Museum, Godinton House and Gardens[16] and the Willesborough Windmill. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the New Mill is a Grade II* listed Smock mill built in 1869 which is now a museum open to the public In addition to the main library in the town there are some local, smaller libraries. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A First World War Mk. IV tank built in Lincoln was presented to the town on 1 July 1919. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Mark I was the world's first combat Tank, entering service in the middle of World War I, born of the need to break the domination of trenches and "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It is still displayed in the town, a rare survivor. [17]

The Ashford Green Corridor is a linear park alongside the two main rivers through the town. Ashford Green Corridor is a green space that runs through the town of Ashford in Kent, England.

Ashford is twinned with -

Sport

Notable people

Further information: List of people from Ashford, Kent and 

Ashford has housed many musicians, from Kate Bush, who attended Ashford School, and skiffle band Mungo Jerry founder, Ray Dorset to the organists and composers Sir Sydney Nicholson and Sir Malcolm Sargent. This is a list of famous People from Ashford Kent in South East England. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard Mungo Jerry are an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing Ray Dorset (born Raymond Edward Dorset 21 March 1946, Ashford, Middlesex is a English Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson ( 9 February 1875 &ndash 30 May 1947) was an English Choir director Organist and WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 &ndash 3 October 1967 Roger Dean the artist featured on Yes' album covers, Frederick Forsyth the author of The Day of the Jackal and Dudley Pope, a writer, were born in the town. Roger Dean (born August 31, 1944, in Ashford Kent) is an English Artist. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Frederick Forsyth, CBE (born August 25, 1938) is an English author and occasional political commentator An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The Day of the Jackal (1971 is a thriller Novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a professional Assassin who is contracted by the Dudley Bernard Egerton Pope ( 29 December 1925 - 25 April 1997) was a British Writer of both Nautical fiction A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Actors, Patsy Byrne (Nursie in the sitcom Blackadder II) and Mark Rylance were born in the area, with other personalities from the town including satirist John Wells from That Was The Week That Was and Bob Holness, a television presenter. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Patsy Byrne (born 13 July 1933 in Ashford Kent) is an English actress. Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments Mark Rylance (born January 18, 1960) is an award-winning English Actor, theatre director and playwright Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human John Wells ( 17 November 1936 – 11 January 1998) was an English Actor, writer and satirist, educated at That Was The Week That Was, also known as TW3, was a Satirical Television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and Bob Holness (born 12 November 1928 in Vryheid, Natal South Africa) is an English Actor and presenter A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event

Notable people of the area from the past

Poets, Alfred Austin (Poet Laureate in 1896), John Fuller lived in the town. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" __FORCETOC__ Alfred Austin ( May 30, 1835 &ndash June 2 1913) was an English Poet, who was appointed Poet Laureate A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events John Fuller (born 1 January 1937) is an English Poet and author and Fellow Emeritus at Magdalen College Oxford. Philosopher Simone Weil also lived here; upon contracting tuberculosis she was moved to a sanatorium at Kennington, and declared the town "a beautiful place to die", later being recognised by the town's council naming a road after her. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Simone Weil (simɔn vɛj February 3, 1909 in Paris, France &ndash August 24, 1943 in Ashford Kent, Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. Dr John Wallis, the internationally recognised mathematician, credited by Sir Isaac Newton as being the founder of his theory of gravity was born in the town. John Wallis ( November 23, 1616 - October 28, 1703) was an English mathematician who is given partial credit for the Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements Gravitation is a natural Phenomenon by which objects with Mass attract one another

Ashford has recently produced many sporting athletes, from Sarah Ayton (Olympic games gold medal winning sailor) and Lisa Dobriskey (Commonwealth Gold 1500m athletics event winner) to Jamie Staff (BMX cycling World Champion and Track cycling multi medal winner). Sarah Lianne Ayton MBE (born 9 April, 1980 in Ashford Middlesex) is an English professional Sailor. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Lisa Jane Dobriskey (born December 23, 1983 in Ashford Kent) is an English middle distance athlete, coached by George The Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in the newly adapted Melbourne Cricket Ground, except for the Racewalking and marathon |} Jamie Alan Staff (born 30 April 1973) is an English Racing cyclist, formerly on BMX and later on the track. BMX ( Bicycle Motocross) is a form of Cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20 inch wheels Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Track cycling is a Bicycle racing Sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or Velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the

Comedian Paul O'Grady is a local resident, aswell as Shooting Stars presenters 'Vic and Bob' who live in the surrounding area.

External links

www. Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free Web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services yourashford. co. uk weekly newspaper and news website for the area

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics Key Statistics for Urban Areas Table KS01
  2. ^ International Civic Heraldry
  3. ^ Bartleby.com
  4. ^ 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. ^ goashford.com
  6. ^ Kings College, London
  7. ^ BBC weather
  8. ^ The Rural Landscape of Kent, S. G. McRae & C. P. Burnham, Wye College,1973
  9. ^ Kent County Council
  10. ^ Kent & Medway Hospitals
  11. ^ 2 August 2006
  12. ^ Government Office for the South East
  13. ^ Kent County Council
  14. ^ BBC.co.uk 9 June 2006
  15. ^ BBC.co.uk 9 July 2007
  16. ^ Godinton House and Gardens
  17. ^ History of Ashford
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