| Coordinates: | 50.519, -3.754 |
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| 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 miles
- Exeter 17.4 miles
- Torquay 10.3 miles
- Paignton 9.6 miles
- Newton Abbot 6.2 miles
- Exmouth 17.6 miles
- Teignmouth 11.4 miles
- Brixham 13.1 miles
- Saltash 22 miles
- Tavistock 17.3 miles
- Ivybridge 11.5 miles
- Kingsteignton 7.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ashburton & Buckfastleigh Ward 1.2 miles
- Buckfast Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Woodland Parish 2.2 miles
- Staverton Parish 2.7 miles
- Buckfastleigh Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Buckland in the Moor Parish 3 miles
- Bickington Parish 3 miles
- Denbury and Torbryan Parish 3.4 miles
- Haytor Ward 3.5 miles
- Ilsington Parish 3.5 miles
- Holne Parish 3.5 miles
- West Buckfastleigh Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Ashburton
TQ13 7AU, TQ13 7EG, TQ13 7RQ, TQ13 7FR, TQ13 7QQ, TQ13 7QT, TQ13 7BW, TQ13 7DF, TQ13 7FE … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 21.1 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 54.9 miles
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Staverton Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Ashburton Ad
- Northgate House 2 miles
- Dartmoor Lodge Hotel 0.8 miles
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 4.4 miles
- Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- The Bull Inn 6.7 miles
- Barn Owl Inn 7.4 miles
- Cockhaven Arms 4 9.6 miles
- Royal Seven Stars Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Dartington Hall Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Bovey Castle 5 9 miles
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 miles
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 7 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10 miles
- Plainmoor Stadium 10.5 miles
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 10.8 miles
- Goodrington Sands Beach 10.8 miles
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 11.1 miles
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- Exmouth Marina Marina 16 miles
- Slapton Sands Beach 16.8 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery Museum 17.2 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.5 miles