Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England. Its population was measured at 8,377 in the 2011 census and was estimated to have grown to 9,163 by 2019. It has many historical buildings and independent shops. The town offers a historic annual Shrovetide football match. Its position near the southern edge of the Peak District makes it the closest town to Dovedale, to which Ashbourne is sometimes referred to as the gateway.
St Oswald's Church, the parish church of Ashbourne and a grade I listed building.
Ashbourne Town Hall and town centre
Ashbourne Library
Grade II listed sign for the Green Man & Black's Head Royal Hotel
Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matlock, and the district also includes the towns of Ashbourne, Bakewell, Darley Dale and Wirksworth, as well as numerous villages and extensive rural areas. Much of the district is within the Peak District National Park.
Skyline of Matlock, both the administrative centre of Derbyshire Dales and the official county town of Derbyshire
Derbyshire Dales
Bakewell, which is famous for being the home of the Bakewell tart.
Ashbourne, known for being both the start of the Tissington Trail and St Oswald's Church