Ashington, United Kingdom
Ashington is a town of 2,403 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Ashington
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Knepp Castle and Knepp Wildland.
Weather in Ashington
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About Ashington
Ashington is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A24 road 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Storrington.
From the Wikipedia article Ashington, West Sussex (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks5
Knepp Castle
Monument and historic site · 3.6 mi
Castle ruin and scheduled monument in Shipley, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes6
Golden Plaice
Fast food · Fish And Chips
London Road, Pulborough
Notable people from Ashington
Jacob CannBritish long-distance runnerPhoto: Hildreth gazzard, CC0
Born in Ashington, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship10
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Ashington
29 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Brighton City Airport (ESH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Washington 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Partridge Green 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Findon 5 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Cowfold 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Worthing 8 mi south, about 13 min by car
- Lancing 8 mi southeast, about 13 min by car
- Shoreham-by-Sea 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
- Horsham 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Hurstpierpoint 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Portslade 10 mi southeast, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Knepp Castle, July 2021 (1), Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tamworth sow at Knepp Wildland, tomline43, CC BY 2.0
- St. George's, West Grinstead, Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shipley, West Sussex, England ~ exterior from the west, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ashurst Church, West Sussex, Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, richardc, CC BY-SA 4.0
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