Ash Vale

Ash Vale
Village
The Basingstoke Canal Aqueduct/Viaduct over the Blackwater has an adjoining footpath lined with mature gorse and heather, endemic to the south and east of the area.
Local shops at a busy crossroads, near Ash Wharf on the canal. The village is part of the technology-focussed Blackwater Valley Conurbation.
Ash Vale Location within Surrey
Area	3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population	5,686 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	1,571/km2 (4,070/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU891524
Civil parish	Ash
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Aldershot
Postcode district	GU12
Dialling code	01252
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Godalming and Ash
List of places UK England Surrey 51°16′N 0°43′W / 51.27°N 0.72°W / 51.27; -0.72

Ash Vale is a village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England and the larger, northern settlement of the civil parish of Ash. It is 7 miles (11 km) from Guildford but is closer to the Hampshire towns of Aldershot and Farnborough, the centres of which are each about two miles (4 km) away, immediately across the two crossings of the River Blackwater, to the southwest and northwest.