Ashford, North Devon

Ashford, North Devon
Ashford, North Devon
Ashford, North Devon shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SS5335
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places UK England Devon 51°05′N 4°06′W / 51.09°N 04.10°W / 51.09; -04.10Coordinates: 51°05′N 4°06′W / 51.09°N 04.10°W / 51.09; -04.10

Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 273.

This Ashford has a different origin to other place-names called , 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.

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