Ashford Hotels

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It ies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county. Ashford is a relatively common English placename: it goes back to Old English ęscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash-ees.The motto for Ashford is With stronger faith, taken from, To Lucasta, Going to the Wars, a poem by the 17th century poet Richard Lovelace from the borough,the relevant verse being As a market town, Ashford has for centuries been a local communications hub for surrounding villages and has stood at the centre of five railway lines, Ashford to Ramsgate via Canterbury West line, Swanley to Ashford via Maidstone East Line, South Eastern Main Line, Kent Coast Line and the Marshlink Line since the 19th century and with the opening of the International Passenger Station is now an important European communications centre, with new lines running between London and the Channel Tunnel The Borough of Ashford lies on the eastern edge of the ancient forest of Andredsweald or Anderida. This originally stretched as far west as Hampshire and formed the basis from which the Weald is formed.