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 a link to every parish council website and the councillor's details.

Town/Village	Councillor
Aldington	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Appledore	Cllr M J Burgess -
Bethersden	Cllr R Taylor CBE, MA, DPhil -	- Cllr Mrs C L Bell -
Biddenden	Cllr. N M Bell -
Bilsington	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Bonnington	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Boughton Aluph	Cllr. W R Michael -
Brabourne	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Brook	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Central Ashford
Challock	Cllr. D Robey -
Charing	Cllr. G.D Clarkson CBE -
Chilham	Cllr. D Marriott -
Crundale	Cllr. D Marriott -
Eastwell	Cllr. W R Michael -
Egerton	Cllr. G Dyer -
Godmersham	Cllr. D Marriott -
Great Chart	Cllr. J E Blanford -	- Cllr. A G Hodgkinson -
Hastingleigh	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
High Halden	Cllr. Mrs C L Bell -	- Cllr. R T Taylor CBE, MA, DPhil -
Hothfield	Cllr. D Robey -
Kenardington	Cllr M J Burgess -
Kennington	Cllr. N Ayres - Cllr. M Claughton -	- Cllr. Mrs M Martin -
Kingsnorth	Cllr J N Wedgbury (Park Farm South) - Cllr. N Shorter (Brisley Farm, Washford) - Cllr Mrs A K Hicks (Stubbs Cross) -	- Cllr Mrs T Heyes (Park Farm North, Westhawk) - Cllr P R Davison (Stubbs Cross)\| - - Cllr P W Bartlett (Kingsnorth Village) -
Little Chart	Cllr. R T Taylor CBE, MA, DPhil -	- Cllr. Mrs C L Bell -
Mersham	Cllr P W Bartlett -	- Cllr S Heaton (Mersham and Sevington) -
Molash	Cllr. D Marriott -
Newenden	Cllr. M Bennett -
Orlestone \| (Hamstreet)	Cllr. P R Davison -	- Cllr. Mrs A K Hicks -
Pluckley	Cllr Mrs C L Bell -	- Cllr R T Taylor CBE, MA, DPhil -
Rolvenden	Cllr. M Bennett -
Ruckinge	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
Sevington	Cllr P W Bartlett -
Shadoxhurst	Cllr. P R Davison -	- Cllr. A K Hicks -
Smarden	Cllr. G Dyer -
Smeeth	Cllr. W T Howard -	- Cllr. P J Wood -
South Ashford	Cllr. J Adby -	- Cllr. H Apps -
Stone-cum-Ebony	Cllr. M J Burgess -
Tenterden	Cllr P N Clokie OBE \| - Cllr P Goddard -	- Cllr. M Bennett \| - - Cllr J Link -
Warehorne	Cllr P R Davison -
Westwell	Cllr. D Robey -
Willesborough	Cllr R K Davidson (North Willesborough) \| - Cllr. A M W Mortimer OBE (North Willesborough) -	- Cllr D Smith (South Willesborough) -
Wittersham	Cllr. M J Burgess -
Woodchurch	Cllr. Mrs A K Hicks -	- Cllr. P R Davison -
Wye	Cllr. S Wright -

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This webpage was updated on 5/13/2011

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