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'''Ashley''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Test Valley]] district of [[Hampshire]], [[England]], {{convert|8|mi}} west of [[Winchester]]. Its nearest town is [[Stockbridge, Hampshire|Stockbridge]], which lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west. As of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] the parish has a population of 72.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790412 | title=Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View: Test Valley (Non-Metropolitan District) | work=Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] | accessdate=2008-10-12 }}</ref> [[Ashley Castle]] is in the village. |
'''Ashley''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Test Valley]] district of [[Hampshire]], [[England]], {{convert|8|mi}} west of [[Winchester]]. Its nearest town is [[Stockbridge, Hampshire|Stockbridge]], which lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west. As of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] the parish has a population of 72.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790412 | title=Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View: Test Valley (Non-Metropolitan District) | work=Neighbourhood Statistics | publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] | accessdate=2008-10-12 }}</ref> [[Ashley Castle]] is in the village. |
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==Ashley range== |
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During [[World War 2]], the Ministry of Defence took over an area of local common land to develop it as the '''Ashley Range'''. The site was used to developed a more effective [[air-raid shelter]], built over five and a half months at a cost of £250,000. Once complete, the site became the first anywhere in the world to be subjected to the devastating effect of [[Barnes Wallis]]'s [[Grand Slam (bomb)|Grand Slam]] bomb, which was test-dropped on the site. After the end of the war, the site was returned to its natural state, and the concrete bunker was encased in a mound of dirt because it could not be demolished. Visitors today can still see the bomb craters, an observation shelter and chalk markings made on the ground in order to help bombers find their targets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.new-forest-national-park.com/ashley-range.html|title=Ashly Range|publisher=[[New Forest National Park]]|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2544549/Devastation-caused-22-000lb-Grand-Slam-bomb-Britains-biggest-EVER-conventional-weapon-finally-set-uncovered-hi-tech-radar-exploration-remote-forest.html#ixzz2rWG5iNWR|title=Revealed: The birthplace of Barnes Wallis's other top secret weapon|author=Hugo Gye|publisher=[[Daily Mail]]|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:50, 31 March 2014
Ashley is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) west of Winchester. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west. As of the 2001 census the parish has a population of 72.[1] Ashley Castle is in the village.
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References
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View: Test Valley (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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