Ashmore 1068578 202120007 2008-03-30T19:32:24Z Armyrocks000 6780162 {{Otheruses1|the village in Dorset}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Ashmore | local_name= Ashmore | country= England | crown_dependency = | region= South West England | region1= | static_image= [[Image:Dorset_ashmore_01.jpg|240px]] | static_image_caption= Ashmore pond | area_footnotes= | area_total_sq_mi= | area_total_km2 = | population= 162<ref>Census, 2001</ref> | population_density= | os_grid_reference= ST912178 | map_type= | latitude= 50.9598 | longitude= -2.12536 | scale= | post_town= SALISBURY | post_town1= | post_town2= | postcode_area= SP | postcode_area1= | postcode_area2= | postcode_district= SP5 | postcode_district1= | postcode_district2= | dial_code= 01722 | dial_code1= | dial_code2= | constituency_westminster= [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] | constituency_westminster1= | constituency_westminster2= | constituency_westminster3= | civil_parish= Ashmore | civil_parish1= <!-- you can use the template {{mi to km|(enter data)|precision=0}} to help convert miles to km automatically; both are displayed --> | belfast_distance= | cardiff_distance= | edinburgh_distance= | london_distance= {{mi to km|116|precision=0}} | douglas_distance= | gaelic_name= | scots_name= | unitary_scotland= | unitary_scotland1= | lieutenancy_scotland= | lieutenancy_scotland1= | constituency_scottish_parliament= | constituency_scottish_parliament1= | constituency_scottish_parliament2= | welsh_name= | unitary_wales= | unitary_wales1= | lieutenancy_wales= | lieutenancy_wales1= | constituency_welsh_assembly= | constituency_welsh_assembly1= | constituency_welsh_assembly2= | irish_name= | irish_grid_reference= | unitary_northern_ireland= | unitary_northern_ireland1= | unitary_northern_ireland2= | lieutenancy_northern_ireland= | lieutenancy_northern_ireland1= | lieutenancy_northern_ireland2= | constituency_ni_assembly= | constituency_ni_assembly1= | manx_name= | manx_parish= | manx_shedding= | constituency_manx_parliament= | metropolitan_borough= | metropolitan_borough1= | metropolitan_county= | metropolitan_county1= | shire_district= [[North Dorset]] | shire_district1= | shire_county= [[Dorset]] | shire_county1= | unitary_england= | unitary_england1= | lieutenancy_england= | lieutenancy_england1= | london_borough= | london_borough1= | london_borough2= | london_borough3= | london_borough4= | cornish_name= | other_language_name= | other_language= | language= | language1= | language2= | website= http://www.ashmore.co.uk/ | hide_services= }} '''Ashmore''' is a small [[village]] in the [[North Dorset]] district of [[Dorset]], [[England]]; situated 20 miles south-west of [[Salisbury]]. The local travel links are located 7 miles from the village to [[Tisbury railway station]] and 18 miles to [[Bournemouth International Airport]]. The main road running through the village is North Road. The village has a population of 162 according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]. It is situated on [[Cranborne Chase]] five [[mile]]s south east of [[Shaftesbury]]. The village consists of a [[church]] and 83 old stone cottages and farms, many with [[thatch]]ed roofs. The village is situated on [[Chalk]] rock which is permeable and therefore dry, and the village is built around a [[clay]] lined [[dew pond]] which provided water before pipes were installed. At over 700 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]] above sea level the village is the highest in Dorset. The village is situated on the [[Roman road]] from [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] to [[Badbury Rings]], and the pond may have been significant in [[Roman Britain|Roman]] times. It is probable that there was a settlement at Ashmore in Roman times, though the village name is [[Old English language|Saxon]] and there is little Roman [[archaeology]] in the village. == References == * Pitt-Rivers, Michael, 1968. ''Dorset''. London: Faber & Faber. * Taylor, Christopher, 1970. ''The Making of the Dorset Landscape''. London: Hodder & Stoughton. == External links == * [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/a2ae445598c08e2480256ec500378f0a?OpenDocument Census data] * [http://www.thedorsetpage.com/locations/Place/A130.htm The Dorset Page: Ashmore] [[Category:Villages in Dorset]] [[no:Ashmore]]