Ashford is located in the county of Kent, South East England, ten miles north-east of the town of Tenterden, 17 miles south-east of the major town of Maidstone, and 50 miles south-east of London. Ashford falls within the district council of Ashford, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN23 postcode district. The post town for Ashford is Ashford.
Ashford is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Ashford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashford is TN23 1DE.
Ashford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TN23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TN23 postcode district.
The post town for Ashford is Ashford. Ashford is in the TN23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashford.
The centre of Ashford is located at position 51.14845° latitude and 0.87109° longitude.
Latitude | 51.14845° |
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Longitude | 0.87109° |
The centre of Ashford is located at the grid reference easting 600904 and northing 142717 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 600904 |
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Northing | 142717 |
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.