Ashprington

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Coordinates: 50°24′N 3°40′W / 50.40°N 03.67°W

Ashprington

Ashprington Ashprington shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SX8157
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TOTNES
Postcode district	TQ9
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places UK England Devon

Ashprington is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 428. The village is not far from the River Dart, and is about three miles south of Totnes.

There is a local pub, Hotel and phonebox. Sharpham Barton is within the Parish and includes Sharpham Vineyard which produces good quality wines.

Ashprington (AISBERTONE) is mentioned in the Domesday Book with four servants, seven villagers and eight smallholders, a total of 19 people.

The church is fifteenth century, although the font is Norman. There are many carvings within. The communion chalice is pre-Reformation.

Notable people

Pub sign

William Adams (MP) (1752–1811) - resided in Bowden House

External links

Media related to Ashprington at Wikimedia Commons
Devon Local Studies - Ashprington community page
Parish Councillors
History of Ashprington
Ashprington in the Domesday Book
Ashprington & Tuckenhay Web-site

v t e Non-metropolitan district of South Hams

List of civil parishes in Devon#South Hams

Civil parishes	Ashprington Aveton Gifford Berry Pomeroy Bickleigh Bigbury Blackawton Brixton Buckland Tout Saints Charleton Chivelstone Churchstow Cornwood Cornworthy Dartington Dartmouth Dean Prior Diptford Dittisham East Allington East Portlemouth Ermington Frogmore and Sherford Halwell and Moreleigh Harberton Harford Holbeton Holne Ivybridge Kingsbridge Kingston Kingswear Littlehempston Loddiswell Malborough Marldon Modbury Newton and Noss North Huish Rattery Ringmore Salcombe Shaugh Prior Slapton South Brent South Huish South Milton South Pool Sparkwell Staverton Stoke Fleming Stoke Gabriel Stokenham Strete Thurlestone Totnes Ugborough Wembury West Alvington West Buckfastleigh Woodleigh Yealmpton

Bold text denotes a parish council refered to as a "town council" i.e. towns.

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