Why visit Ashill
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Ashill
Ashill (pronounced Ash-ill) is a village and civil parish in Breckland, Norfolk, England. The civil parish had a population of 1,508 at the 2021 Census. Its historic centre includes a green and duck pond, and the parish church, the Church of St Nicholas, is a Grade I listed medieval building.
From the Wikipedia article Ashill, Norfolk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks2
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Restaurants and cafes4
History
The name Ashill derives from the Old English words æsc and lēah, meaning "ash-tree wood"; it was recorded in the Domesday Book as Asscelea. In 1086, Ashill was listed in the hundred of Wayland and had a recorded population of 44 households.
Panworth Ditch, also known as Devil's Dyke, is a linear earthwork on Ashill Common. Norfolk Heritage Explorer describes it as being of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age, Roman or Early Saxon. Historic England lists Devil's Dyke, Ashill, as a scheduled monument.
The village centre includes a green and pond; according to a local history account, drovers travelling to Swaffham market stayed overnight on the green while their cattle grazed and drank from the pond.
From the History section of Ashill, Norfolk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Ashill is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk. The parish covers 12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi).
The parish borders Saham Toney, Great Cressingham, Holme Hale, North Pickenham and South Pickenham. Ashill Common lies within the parish, and the village green and village common are used as public open spaces.
From the Wikipedia article Ashill, Norfolk, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Marham (KNF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 miles away.
- Necton 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Shipdham 5 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Griston 5 mi southeast, about 7 min by car
- East Dereham 8 mi northeast, about 13 min by car
- Mundford 9 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Attleborough 11 mi southeast, about 18 min by car
- Weeting 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- North Elmham 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- Thetford 13 mi south, about 21 min by car
- Hockwold cum Wilton 14 mi southwest, about 23 min by car
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- St Nicholas church Ashill Norfolk (343683381), David from Colorado Springs, United States, CC BY 2.0
- South Pickenham-g2, Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0
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