Ashford

English

Etymology

From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) +‎ -ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) +‎ -ford. Equivalent to ash +‎ -ford.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæʃfəd/

Proper noun

Ashford

  1. A surname​.
  2. A town in Kent.
    A local government district in Kent, the Borough of Ashford, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey (previously in Middlesex).
  4. A village in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5335).
  5. A village in South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6848).
  6. A village in Derbyshire, Ashford-in-the-Water.
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