Ash, Surrey
Coordinates: 51°14′55″N 0°43′33″W / 51.2487°N 0.7258°W
| Ash Parish | |
 Ash Parish
Ash Parish shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 17,549 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU890506 |
| District | Guildford |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode district | GU12 |
| Dialling code | 01525 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Surrey Heath |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Ash is a village and civil parish in the borough of Guildford, Surrey, with a population of 170,041 according to the 2001 census. It is at the far west of the Guildford borough, and the urban development in the parish runs directly into Aldershot, which is on the western side of the River Blackwater, in Hampshire. The census area of Ash Wharf has a population of 6,071.[2]
Samuel Cody, the aviation pioneer and the first man to fly a heavier-than-air machine in the British Isles, lived for the last two years of his life at Ash Vale, the neighbouring village in the same parish council. His house - 'Valecroft' - at the junction of Frimley Road and Lysons Avenue, bears a blue commemorative plaque.
Ash has five schools situated in the village. These include Ash Grange, Walsh Junior, Walsh Infant, Shawfield and Ash Manor School. Ash Manor School also offers a nursery service called Friends.
A museum is located in the cemetery chapel.[3] The parish is served by Ash railway station, Ash Vale railway station and North Camp railway station. Ash Manor Technology College has 1,013 students aged 11-16.[4]
Ash United is the local football club, which came 20th in the top 20 of the 2007/08 season league finish. The club is situated on Youngs Drive, opposite Shawfield Park.
[edit] References
- Jenkinson, S. (1990). Ash and Ash Vale - A Pictorial History, Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 0-85033-773-9.
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- Ash Residents Association
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- Ash WWI roll of honour
- Ash WWII roll of honour
- Stained Glass Windows at St. Peter Ash, Surrey
- Stained Glass Windows at Store (former chapel) Ash, Cemetery, Surrey
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