ASHFORD, NORTH DEVON

'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.

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Place-name meaning

Place-name meaning

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.