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 miles
- Derby 12.8 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 17.8 miles
- Mansfield 24 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 15 miles
- Chesterfield 20.1 miles
- Cannock 24.9 miles
- Stafford 21.3 miles
- Macclesfield 23.9 miles
- Long Eaton 20.2 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Offcote and Underwood Parish 0.7 miles
- Clifton and Compton Parish 1.3 miles
- Ashbourne North Ward 1.3 miles
- Ashbourne South Ward 1.4 miles
- Mapleton Parish 1.4 miles
- Mayfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Osmaston Parish 1.9 miles
- Okeover Parish 1.9 miles
- Edlaston and Wyaston Parish 2.1 miles
- Yeldersley Parish 2.5 miles
- Fenny Bentley Parish 2.5 miles
- Kniveton Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ashbourne
DE6 1GW, DE6 1GZ, DE6 1BS, DE6 1HW, DE6 1RQ, DE6 1DA, DE6 1JW, DE6 1HG, DE6 1EB … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 21 miles
- Manchester Airport 32.5 miles
- Idridgehay Railway Station 6.8 miles
- Wirksworth Railway Station 8.1 miles
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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 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 2.7 miles
- East Wood Forest 2.8 miles
- Greaves's Wood Forest 3.2 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 13.6 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 14 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles
- Chatsworth House Estate 14.9 miles
- Chatsworth House Country house 15.4 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 15.4 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 15.6 miles