Newtown, Ashford

#13 among attractions in Ashford

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Newtown is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, it was originally built by the South Eastern Railway company, adjacent to the railway station, and includes extensive workshops known as Ashford railway works. It was originally intended to call the area Alfred Town but it quickly became known as New Town. By 1850 130 houses had been built for workshop workers. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'48"N, 0°52'48"E

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Ashford United Kingdom

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Newtown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ashford Designer Outlet, Willesborough Windmill, Ashford Green Corridors, Christ Church.

0.5 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ashford Designer Outlet, Ashford
13 min walk • The Ashford Designer Outlet is a shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England. The McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and engineers Buro Happold, and opened in March 2000. There are over 120 designer brands located at the shopping outlet.
1.3 miNE
Museum, Architecture
Willesborough Windmill, Ashford
34 min walk • New Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent. It stands just west of junction 10 of the M20 motorway. It was built in 1869 and is now a museum open to the public.
0.8 miN
Park
Ashford Green Corridors, Ashford
21 min walk • Ashford Green Corridors is a 47.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ashford in Kent, England. It is owned and managed by Ashford Borough Council. This site has a lake, ponds, pollarded trees, a meadow and parkland. Birds on Singleton Lake include kingfishers. Paths and roads go through this linear site.
0.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Ashford
21 min walk • Christ Church is in the town of Ashford, Kent, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ashford, the archdeaconry of Maidstone, and the diocese of Canterbury. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Borough of Ashford, Ashford
33 min walk • The Borough of Ashford is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. It borders five other Kent districts, as well as East Sussex to the south-west. Ashford Borough Council's main offices are in the town of Ashford.
1.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Ashford College, Ashford
28 min walk • Ashford College is a further education college in Ashford, Kent founded in August 2014. It is run by EKC Group, after it was acquired from the West Kent and Ashford College corporation.