Ash-cum-Ridley is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lon ...

district of

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

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. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 7,070, reducing to 6,641 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes four main settlements: *

Ash Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non- gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash ...

is a small village including the

London Golf Club The London Golf Club is a privately owned golf course located in the village of Ash, Kent, approximately 20 miles southeast of London. History The golf club was originally developed by the Japanese businessman Masao Nagahara , in response ...

. *

New Ash Green New Ash Green is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 8 miles south west of Gravesend. History Building of the village began in 1967, with Span as the developer and Eric Lyons as the designer. The architectural desi ...

, a planned settlement * Hodsoll Street is a hamlet including the Green Man pub * Ridley, another small village. New Street is another hamlet, east of Ridley and north of Hodsoll Street; OS grid reference TQ6264. Ash and Ridley were formerly separate parishes. Both were part of Dartford Rural District and

Axstane Hundred Axstane was a hundred in the county of Kent, England. The Hundred of Axstane lay south-east of Dartford and Wilmington Hundred. It is called Achestan in Domesday Book, but by the reign of Edward I it was called Axstane. Its name has been interpr ...

Gallery

St Peter and St Paul, Ash (geograph 3300759).jpg, St Peter and St Paul's Church,

The Black Lion Public House, New Ash Green - geograph.org.uk - 1222803.jpg, The Black Lion,

The Green Man, Hodsoll Street - geograph.org.uk - 326821.jpg, The Green Man,

Hodsoll Street Hodsoll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Frank Hodsoll (1938–2016), American art historian * Kyle Hodsoll (born 1988), Bermudian cricketer *William Hodsoll William Hodsoll (1718; christened 28 October 1718 at Ash-next-R ...

St Peter's Church, Ridley (Geograph Image 2208446 b077c83e).jpg, St Peter's Church, Ridley

References

External links

Ash-cum-Ridley Parish Council

Ridley Parish Church

Ash Cricket Club
Civil parishes in Kent Sevenoaks District {{Kent-geo-stub