Ashbourne
Built-up area in Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.015, -1.729 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 18 46 |
| Population: | 8,377 |
| Dialling code: | 01335 |
Ashbourne is a compact market town in the Derbyshire Dales of Derbyshire, England, set where the River Henmore flows through the southern fringe of the Peak District. The town sits amid limestone dales and rolling farmland, making it a handy base for visiting local highlights such as Dovedale and the popular traffic-free routes of the Tissington Trail and High Peak Trail, which attract walkers and cyclists year-round.
Once an important coaching and market centre, Ashbourne still shows its history in Georgian buildings and the handsome parish St Oswald's Church, while a lively high street of independents, cafes and antique shops keeps the place social and commercially active. It is perhaps best known for the boisterous Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide game held each Shrove Tuesday and Wednesday, a unique community event that draws large crowds and underlines the town’s strong local identity; tourism alongside traditional market trade and small-scale industry helps sustain the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Ashbourne
Most populated places nearby
- Nottingham 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Derby 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Mansfield 24 miles38.7 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 15 miles24.1 km
- Chesterfield 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Cannock 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Stafford 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Macclesfield 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Long Eaton 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Offcote and Underwood Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Clifton and Compton Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Ashbourne North Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ashbourne South Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Mapleton Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Mayfield Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Osmaston Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Okeover Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Edlaston and Wyaston Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Yeldersley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Fenny Bentley Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Kniveton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Ashbourne
DE6 1DY, DE6 1TE, DE6 1TW, DE6 1TN, DE6 1HY, DE6 1TH, DE6 1BU, DE6 1BS, DE6 1UB … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 21 miles33.8 km
- Manchester Airport 32.5 miles52.4 km
- Idridgehay Railway Station 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Wirksworth Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Ashbourne Ad
- Stables Ashbourne 0.4 miles0.6 km
- The Duncombe Arms 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Biggin Hall Country House Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Oakhill 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The White Hart Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Boars Head Hotel 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Bear Inn 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Hodgkinsons Hotel Matlock Bath 10 miles16 km
- Whiston Hall 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Tyger Inn Derby 9.8 miles15.8 km
Schools in Ashbourne
- Ashbourne Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
- St Oswald's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Job's Wood Forest 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rough Wood Forest 2.7 miles4.4 km
- East Wood Forest 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Pride Park Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 15.4 miles24.8 km
- The Impact arena Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km