Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county.

Ashford today

Ashford is twinned with Bad Münstereifel in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Fougères in Brittany and (since 1999) Hopewell, Virginia USA. The Ashford constituency's Member of Parliament is Damian Green (Conservative).

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Twinned - North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany - Fougères - Brittany - Hopewell, Virginia - USA - Ashford constituency - Member of Parliament - Damian Green

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Essentially a modern town, little is left of the old Ashford, apart from some half-timbered buildings in Middle Row and around the churchyard in the town centre. A number of old buildings were removed to make way for the controversial ring road around the centre, built in the early 1970s. Three modern shopping centres are located in the town: Park Mall, County Square and the new Designer Outlet. Bank Street and High Street are traffic-free shopping thoroughfares.

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The huge build-up of commercial importance of the town, as well as its strategic location, is witnessed by the number of industrial estates now opened up. They include:

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• Waterbrook - 740,000 m², a key site for production, storage and distribution with freight clearance facility
• Eureka Science and Business Park - manufacturing sites and prestige office complexes
• Orbital Park - 570,000 m²
• 14 other Business Parks and Industrial Estates

Campbell Soup UK have a factory that produces Batchelor's Soup, which until 2001 was owned by Unilever.

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Campbell Soup - Batchelor's Soup - Unilever

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