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- Ashford in Kent began as a Saxon village but in the early 13th century it grew into a small market town.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Ashford, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It was established in 1974 from the former urban district of Ashford, rural districts of East and West Ashford, and the metropolitan borough and rural district of Tenterden.
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Feb 26, 2020 · The Saxon founder of the settlement was called Hafoc, which translates now as Hawk, which is likely where the name originates. In the eighteenth century, a neighbouring area was known as Uphill and was just a small hamlet with windmills and a mill green surrounded by trees.
May 25, 2020 · Ashford. In the Domesday Book, a survey commissioned after the Norman conquest, Ashford is recorded by its original Saxon name 'Essetesford'. There are two main theories as to what this means.
Jan 18, 2011 · There are two floors of displays, including photographs of old Ashford, archeological and geological discoveries, exhibitions of everyday life, the Ashford Tapestry, The Ashford Litter and the history of Ashford fire brigade.
Ashford was one of the towns in Kent to become a hub when the roads were turnpiked in the second half of the 18th century. [164] Ashford's first bypass was opened on 19 July 1957 by the then Minister of Transport, Harold Watkinson. [165] The main road through Ashford is now the M20, which opened in stages between 1981 and 1991. [166]
It is likely that the town originates from an original settlement established in 893 by inhabitants escaping a Viking raid on the nearby ancient village of Great Chart (recorded as Seleberhtes Cert in 762). Old habitation was always hereabouts though, for a Roman road passed through here from the iron making area to Canterbury.
