Ash, Sevenoaks District

Ash is a small village and former civil parish located in the Sevenoaks district in Kent. It shares the parish of Ash-cum-Ridley with the nearby villages of Ridley and New Ash Green. The London Golf Club is located in the village, which hosted the European Open on the PGA European Tour in 2008 and 2009. In 1951 the parish had a population of 1017.^[2]

Ash
Ash Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TQ600644
Civil parish	Ash-cum-Ridley
District	Sevenoaks
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sevenoaks
Postcode district	TN15
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Tonbridge[1]
List of places UK England Kent 51.356°N 0.297°E / 51.356; 0.297

Ash and Ridley were formerly separate parishes. Both were part of Dartford Rural District and Axstane Hundred.

History

The name "Ash" comes from ash trees.^[3] On 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and become parts of the parishes of Ash cum Ridley and West Kingsdown.^[4]