West Ashton

West Ashton
Parish church of St John the Evangelist
West Ashton is located in Wiltshire
West Ashton
West Ashton
Location within Wiltshire
Population737 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceST879557
Civil parish
  • West Ashton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTrowbridge
Postcode districtBA14
Dialling code01225
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°18′00″N 2°10′30″W / 51.300°N 02.175°W / 51.300; -02.175

West Ashton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Trowbridge, near the A350 between Melksham and Yarnbrook which bypasses Trowbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Dunge (grid reference ST 892 544), East Town (ST 893 557) and Rood Ashton (ST 886 560).[2]

West Ashton was anciently a tithing – alongside Great Hinton and Semington – of the large Steeple Ashton parish, within the hundred of Whorwellsdown. These tithings became separate civil parishes in the late 19th century.[3]

The village has a primary school, West Ashton Church of England Primary School,[4] and a village hall.[5]

  1. ^ "West Ashton Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "West Ashton, with 1890s map of parish". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Steeple Ashton". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 8. Victoria County History. University of London. 1965. pp. 198–218. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via British History Online.
  4. ^ "West Ashton Primary School". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "West Ashton Village Hall and Institute, registered charity no. 305589". Charity Commission for England and Wales.