Ash, Surrey

Ash
Village and civil parish
Ash Post Office
Ash
Location within Surrey
Area9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population18,104 (Civil Parish including Ash Vale)
 Density1,859/km2 (4,810/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU893516
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAldershot
Postcode districtGU12
Dialling code01252
PoliceSurrey
FireSurrey
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Ash is a village and civil parish in the far west of the borough of Guildford, Surrey. Ash is on the eastern side of the River Blackwater, with a station on the Reading-Guildford-Gatwick line, and direct roads to Aldershot, Farnham and Guildford. The 2011 census counted the residents of the main ward of Ash, which excludes Ash Vale, as 6,120. Ash has a small museum in the local cemetery chapel, a large secondary school and a library.