ASH, SURREY

'Ash' is a settlement and civil parish in the borough of Guildford, Surrey, with a population of 17,549 according to the 2001 census. It is at the far west of the Guildford borough, and the urban development in the parish runs directly into Aldershot, which is on the western side of the River Blackwater, in Hampshire.
The census area of Ash Wharf has a population of 6,071.^[1]
Samuel Cody, the aviation pioneer and the first man to fly a heavier-than-air machine in the British Isles, lived for the last two years of his life at Ash Vale. His house - 'Valecroft' - at the junction of Frimley Road and Lysons Avenue, bears a blue commemorative plaque.
The parish is served by Ash railway station, Ash Vale railway station and North Camp railway station. Ash Manor School has 970 students aged 11-16.
At the cemetery chapel there is a museum.^[2]

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References

★ Jenkinson, S. (1990). ''Ash and Ash Vale - A Pictorial History'', Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 0-85033-773-9.
1. Census data
2. Ash museum history

Also see

★ Basingstoke Canal

External links

★ Ash Parish Council

★ Old photos

★ Ash WWI roll of honour

★ Ash WWII roll of honour