Ashford (Q725261)

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Ashford is a town in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the southern or scarp edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles (98 km) by road southeast of central London and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Folkestone by road. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 83,213. The name comes from the Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash trees. It has been a market town since the Middle Ages, and a regular market continues to be held.

Wikidata location: 51.1465, 0.8676 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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relation: Ashford (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Ashford
place: town
ref:gss: E07000105
website: https://www.ashford.gov.uk/
boundary: administrative
wikidata: Q894074
wikipedia: en:Borough of Ashford
admin_level: 8
designation: non_metropolitan_district
council_name: Ashford Borough Council
council_style: borough

wikidata mismatch: Q894074
node: Ashford (OSM), 634 metres from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Ashford
is_in: Kent
place: town
name:lt: Ašfordas
wikidata: Q725261
wikipedia: en:Ashford, Kent
population: 58936
source:population: 2001 census

wikidata match: Q725261

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town (Q3957) place=town
administrative territorial entity (Q56061) boundary=administrative

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Market towns in Kent place=village, place=town, place=suburb
Railway towns in England place=village, place=town, place=suburb
Towns in Kent place=village, place=town, place=suburb