Ashley (also known, signposted and marked on some maps as Sutton) is a
hamlet
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located in the parish of Sutton, some five miles (8 km) north of
Dover on the summit of Gaggs Hill in
Kent
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, England.
Ashley runs almost seamlessly into the neighbouring village of
Studdal. The
A256 road passes to the west of Ashley. The population of the hamlet is included in the
civil parish
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of
Tilmanstone
Tilmanstone is a small village and civil parish in Kent, in the South East of England, near Eastry, a much bigger and more developed area. Tilmanstone no longer has a village school; however, the independent Northbourne Park School is close to the ...
.
The main road running through Ashley is Chapel Lane. This is because of the small (Baptist) chapel that still stands on it. It was one of several village chapels in the area which belonged to the Eythorne Baptist Church "group". The chapel has now been converted into a dwelling / house.
The
public house
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in the photograph ceased trading in 2005 and was converted into a private dwelling in 2009.
Ashley is in a predominantly rural area and the starting place of many hiking routes.
References
External links
Hamlets in Kent
Dover District
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