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Where is Ashford?

Ashford is located in the county of Devon, South West England, two miles north-west of the town of Barnstaple, 36 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 48 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 174 miles west of London. Ashford falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Ashford is Barnstaple.

Ashford on a map

Map showing extent of Ashford as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Ashford
Map showing location of Ashford within the UK
Location of Ashford within the UK

Which county is Ashford in?

Ashford is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Ashford in Devon?

Ashford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Ashford within Devon
Location of Ashford within Devon

What is the postcode for Ashford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashford is EX31 4AE.

Where is Ashford in EX31?

Ashford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashford within EX31
Location of Ashford within EX31

What is the post town for Ashford?

The post town for Ashford is Barnstaple. Ashford is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashford?

The centre of Ashford is located at position 51.09739° latitude and -4.09868° longitude.

Latitude51.09739°
Longitude-4.09868°

What is the easting and northing of Ashford?

The centre of Ashford is located at the grid reference easting 253144 and northing 135216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting253144
Northing135216

What are the nearest towns to Ashford?

Position of Ashford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashford to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Ashford is 2 miles north-west of Barnstaple
north-east
6m
Ashford is 6 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
7m
Ashford is 7 miles north-east of Bideford
south
8m
Ashford is 8 miles south of Ilfracombe
north
10m
Ashford is 10 miles north of Great Torrington
north-west
13m
Ashford is 13 miles north-west of South Molton
south-west
15m
Ashford is 15 miles south-west of Lynton
north
22m
Ashford is 22 miles north of North Tawton
north-east
23m
Ashford is 23 miles north-east of Holsworthy
west
24m
Ashford is 24 miles west of Dulverton

What are the nearest cities to Ashford?

Position of Ashford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashford to the centre of the city.

north-west
36m
Ashford is 36 miles north-west of Exeter
south
37m
Ashford is 37 miles south of Swansea
south-west
48m
Ashford is 48 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
50m
Ashford is 50 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
59m
Ashford is 59 miles south-west of Newport
west
64m
Ashford is 64 miles west of Wells
west
69m
Ashford is 69 miles west of Bristol
north-east
71m
Ashford is 71 miles north-east of Truro
south-east
74m
Ashford is 74 miles south-east of St Davids
west
78m
Ashford is 78 miles west of Bath