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Ashford, Kent, England.


ASHFORD in Kent can be found off the M20 close to Folkestone. This part of Kent, 'The Garden of England', is famous for it's hop gardens, oast houses and apple orchards. Ashford has a population of around 60,000 and over the years it has been well known as an agricultural market town and then later for livestock.

TWINNED Ashford is with Bad Munstereifel in Germany

FAMOUS PEOPLE LINKED TO ASHFORD
• Sir John Furley - one of the founders of St.John Ambulance Service.
• Dr John Wallis - Internationally renowned as one of the greatest mathematicians and credited by Sir Isaac Newton as being the founder of his theory of gravity.

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