Ashford is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, one mile west of the town of Fordingbridge, 15 miles north of the major town of Bournemouth, 71 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 83 miles south-west of London. Ashford lies just east of the Dorset border. Ashford falls within the district council of New Forest, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the SP6 postcode district. The post town for Ashford is Fordingbridge.
Ashford is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
Ceremonial County | Hampshire |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Hampshire |
Ashford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Hampshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashford is SP6 1FJ.
Ashford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP6 postcode district.
The post town for Ashford is Fordingbridge. Ashford is in the SP6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fordingbridge.
The centre of Ashford is located at position 50.92866° latitude and -1.80613° longitude.
Latitude | 50.92866° |
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Longitude | -1.80613° |
The centre of Ashford is located at the grid reference easting 413721 and northing 114375 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 413721 |
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Northing | 114375 |
Position of Ashford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashford to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashford to the centre of the city.