| Coordinates: | 50.519, -3.754 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 75 70 |
| Population: | 3,346 |
| Dialling code: | 01364 |
Ashburton is a compact historic market town in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, sitting at the southern edge of Dartmoor. It grew up beside the River Ashburn and retains a medieval street pattern with cobbled lanes, timber-framed and stone buildings and the prominent late medieval St Lawrence Church, reflecting its past importance as a stannary town in the tin trade.
Today Ashburton is known for independent shops, cafes and craftspeople, drawing walkers and visitors heading onto the moor as well as locals from nearby towns such as Newton Abbot. The town balances tourism with a strong community life, regular markets and events, and an economy that mixes heritage-led businesses, rural services and small-scale agriculture.
Postcode districts covering Ashburton
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Exeter 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Torquay 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Paignton 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Newton Abbot 6.2 miles10 km
- Exmouth 17.6 miles28.2 km
- Teignmouth 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Brixham 13.1 miles21 km
- Saltash 22 miles35.4 km
- Tavistock 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Ivybridge 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Kingsteignton 7.4 miles11.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ashburton & Buckfastleigh Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Buckfast Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Woodland Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Staverton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Buckfastleigh Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Buckland in the Moor Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Bickington Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Denbury and Torbryan Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Haytor Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ilsington Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holne Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- West Buckfastleigh Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Ashburton
TQ13 7AN, TQ13 7RQ, TQ13 7QG, TQ13 7FL, TQ13 7BP, TQ13 7LB, TQ13 7BA, TQ13 7DY, TQ13 7QS … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 54.9 miles88.3 km
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Staverton Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
Hotels near Ashburton Ad
- Northgate House 2 miles3.2 km
- Dartmoor Lodge Hotel 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Lavender House Hotel 0.8 miles1.2 km
- The Bull Inn 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Barn Owl Inn 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Royal Seven Stars Hotel 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Cockhaven Arms 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Dartington Hall Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
Schools in Ashburton
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Sands School Independent - secondary
- South Dartmoor Community College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 2 miles3.2 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.3 km
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10 miles16.2 km
- Plainmoor Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Goodrington Sands Beach 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Exmouth Marina Marina 16 miles25.8 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 16.8 miles27 km
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 17.2 miles27.8 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.5 miles28.2 km