Ash, Surrey
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 St Peter's Church |
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 Ash Post Office |
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| Ash shown within Surrey | |
| Area | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,166 (Civil Parish including Ash Vale) |
| • Density | 1,762/km2 (4,560/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU893516 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aldershot |
| Postcode district | GU12 |
| Dialling code | 01252 |
| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Ash is a village and civil parish in the far west of the borough of Guildford, Surrey. Ash is on the eastern side of the River Blackwater, with railway station on the Reading-Guildford-Gatwick line, and direct roads to Aldershot, Farnham and Guildford. The 2011 census counted the residents of the main ward of Ash, which excludes Ash Vale, as 6,120. It is within the Aldershot Urban Area (the Blackwater Valley) and adjoins the riverside in the east of that large town; Ash has a small museum, large secondary school and a library.
The southern part of the parish, including St. Peter's Church and Ash village, is on the London Clay; but the greater portion, once including Frimley, covers the western side of the ridge of Bagshot Sands, which is divided from Chobham Ridges by the dip through which the Basingstoke Canal and railway run, and is known as Ash Common, Fox Hills and Claygate Common (now in Surrey Wildlife Trust and MoD use).
Ash Green is the community closer to the Hog's Back, along which the east-west A31 runs, and has Whitegate Copse and arable fields as a green buffer on all sides, though has no listed buildings.
The hamlet used to be served by Ash Green Halt. The railway station had two platforms and was situated on the Tongham branch of the Alton line before becoming disused in 1937 along with Tongham railway station and ultimately the branch closing. Though the tracks have been long removed, the stretch of land from Tongham through Christmas Pie, where the route of the branch line still exists, is a popular attraction for cyclists and walkers. Ash Green Halt's station building, complete with its Southern Railway-style sign, still stands and has been converted into a house.
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