Ashford, Kent

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ashford like this:

Ashford, par. and market town, E. Kent, on the South-Eastern Ry., on river Stour, 14 miles SW. of Canterbury and 54 miles SE. of London by rail, 2850 ac., pop. 9693; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tues. and Sat. The town has mfrs. of damask and linen.

Ashford through time

Ashford is now part of ASHFORD District. Click here for graphs and data of how ASHFORD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashford itself, go to Statistics.

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