Ashley (also known, signposted and marked on some maps as Sutton) is a
hamlet located in the parish of Sutton, some five miles (8 km) north of
Dover
Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...
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
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Tilmanstone.
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
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
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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