Ash (near Yeovil)
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Ash
Ash, South Somerset (Somerset)
Ash, South Somerset

Ash shown within Somerset
Population 616[1]
OS grid reference ST474206
District South Somerset
Shire county Somerset
Region South West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ILMINSTER
Postcode district TA12
Dialling code 01935
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
European Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Yeovil
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 50°58′59″N 2°45′02″W / 50.9831, -2.7506

Ash is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 1 mile (1.6 km) from Martock and 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 616.[1]

The name, from the Old English aesc means "place with/near ash tree(s)."[2]Ash also has a very successful primary school

References

  1. ^ a b "2002 population estimates". Somerset County Council. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  2. ^ Mills, A.D., 1991. Dictionary of English Place Names. Oxford University Press.
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