Town or village· Postcode CO10
Ashen
Essex, East of England · population 354 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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About
Ashen
Ashen is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located about 8 km (5.0 mi) east-southeast of Haverhill and is 36 km (22 mi) north from the county town of Chelmsford. The village lies to the south of the River Stour, which here forms the county boundary with Suffolk. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of the same name. The parish is part of the Bumpsteads and Upper Colne parish cluster.
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CouncilEaling Council to consider consultation on merging Viking and Downe Manor schools
A council report recommends consulting on the future of two local primary schools after a decade-long drop in pupil numbers, with a preferred plan to merge Viking into Downe Manor from 2027.
Downe3 hours ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Board chair calls for outcome-focused reform
At the Authority Board’s annual dinner, chair Tijs Broeke urged that police reform be judged on results, not structure, and stressed the force’s national economic importance.
London3 hours ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Chair urges outcome-focused reform
At the annual Police Authority Board dinner, chair Tijs Broeke called for reforms centred on results, warned against merging the force and highlighted its economic importance to the UK.
London3 hours ago
CouncilHavering council delays launch of weekly food-waste collection to spring 2027
A shortage of specialist vehicles means Havering’s new weekly food-waste service will not begin until spring 2027, later than the original target, and the council is urging the Government for additional funding.
Romford4 hours ago
Havering Council unveils ‘Havering Plan 2040’ with super-suburb vision
The borough’s leader presented a long-term strategy on 16 September, outlining ambitions to make Havering the best place in London to live, work and invest, and setting out new programmes on housing, jobs, green space and safety.
Havering5 hours ago
CouncilHarrow’s Heroes awards honour volunteers at Headstone Manor
Council officials recognised more than twenty individuals and groups for their dedication to the borough, with performances and a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award adding to the celebration.
Harrow5 hours ago
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What's on in and around Ashen
Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny
Fri 9 Oct, 19:30Empire Theatre, Halstead, Halstead
Guns N' Roses Experience
Sat 12 Dec, 19:30Lavenham Village Hall, Lavenham
Christmas Drag Bingo Party
Fri 18 Dec, 19:30Lavenham Village Hall, Lavenham
John Otway Big Band Christmas Party
Sat 19 Dec, 19:45Lavenham Village Hall, Lavenham
Days out around Ashen
View allMelford Country Park
Liston · 6.8 miles
Signposted and known as Melford Country Park. http://www.longmelford.co.uk/Places%20of%20interest/Country%20Park/
Waltons
Steventon End · 9.3 miles
Park, gardens and ornamental lake.
Mark's Grave
Streetly End · 9.9 miles
Not a memorial as such but a lump of stone referred to as "Mark's Grave", which may once have been a grave or a boundary marker.
Information Kiosk
Earls Colne · 11 miles
Earls Colne Heritage Museum have converted the old red phone box into an information kiosk; showing "then and now" High Street shops and current museum activities.
Millennium Green
Mill Green · 12 miles
public open space owned by the Edwardstone Millennium Trust
The Close
Saffron Walden · 13 miles
15th century house with a "Spider Window" on the Town Trail
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Stoke College
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