Towns and Villages
The growth town of Ashford
is surrounded by a vast rural area with dozens of idyllic parishes
and hamlets which make up the majority of the borough.
Skirted by three designated Areas of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, the borough of Ashford is enriched
by the most stunning countryside in Kent - quite a boast for a
county known as the Garden of England.
The setting for Darling Buds of May, the rural part of the
borough is characterised by rolling green pastures, orchards,
chocolate-box villages and distinctive rural architecture
including scores of windmills and oast houses - a
testament to our hop-growing history.
The borough is home to over 40 towns, villages and parishes.
Within this section of the website you can find out more
information on each one.