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Ashford, Kent




  official Name Ashford
  latitude 511465
  longitude 08676
  population approaching 110,000
  shire District Ashford
  shire County Kent
  region South East England
  constituency Westminster Ashford
  post Town TONBRIDGE
  postcode District TN23, TN24, TN25
  postcode Area TN
  dial Code 01233
  os Grid Reference TR005425
  london Distance 571mi


The town of Ashford lies on the near to a Clump of Ash-trees .

The town is in the east of Kent and residents of East Kent , those living south of the River Medway , are called 'Men of Kent', as opposed to residents of West Kent , who are known as 'Kentish Men'.

The motto for Ashford is ''"With stronger faith"'', taken from, ''To Lucasta, Going to the Wars'', a poem by the 17th Century poet Richard Lovelace from the borough, International Civic Heraldry the relevant verse being Bartleby.com


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