Ashford is an inner southwestern suburb of

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, in the City of West Torrens. It is triangular in shape and bordered by South Road (west), Anzac Highway (southeast) and Everard Avenue (north). Two of the main features of the suburb are Ashford Hospital and Ashford Special School.Ashford Special School
ashfordsp.sa.edu.au Brownhill Creek flows through Ashford in a cement channel behind the school. The name commemorates the property and residence (now part of Ashford Special School) of Dr. Charles George Everard, who settled in the area in 1838, and named it for

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Notable people

Notable people from Ashford: * Victoria Balomenos (born 1988), soccer player * Nick Benton (born 1991), cricketer * Simon Birmingham (born 1974), politician *

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(born 1963), Australian rules footballer and cricketer *

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(born 1996), soccer player *

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(born 1991), badminton * Louis D'Arrigo (born 2001), soccer player * Harry Matthias (born 1998), cricketer * Harry Nielsen (born 1995), cricketer * Morgan Yaeger (born 1998), basketballer * Kyle Chalmers (born 1998), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist *Jesse Moore (born 2003), Olympic Mens Artistic Gymnast

References

File:SAAS Ashford.jpg , The SA Ambulance Service station, located at the intersection of Everard Avenue and Alexander Avenue File:Anzac Highway NE from South Rd Ashford.jpg, Anzac Highway, looking north-east towards the

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, with Ashford on the left and Everard Park on the right Suburbs of Adelaide {{Adelaide-geo-stub