Eastwell Park is a large area of parkland and a country estate in the civil parish of Eastwell, adjoining Ashford, Kent, in England. It was owned by the Earls of Winchilsea for more than three centuries. Over time, successive buildings have served as homes to Sir Thomas Moyle, the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and others.
Eastwell Park from the south lake (rc)
Eastwell Lake
Eastwell Park at Ashford. It was demolished in 1926 and rebuilt as Eastwell Manor. (Lost Heritage)
View of the scenic hills from Eastwell Park. (South view)
Ashford is a town in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Great Stour at the southern or scarp edge of the North Downs, about 61 miles (98 km) by road southeast of central London and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Folkestone by road. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 83,213. The name comes from the Old English æscet, indicating a ford near a clump of ash trees. It has been a market town since the Middle Ages, and a regular market continues to be held.
High Street, Ashford, in February 2012
Ashford Market in 1975. A market had been based here since 1856.
Old buildings in Middle Row
The population growth of the Ashford Borough
