Ashford, South Australia
Ashford is an inner southwestern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens. It is triangular in shape and bordered by South Road, Anzac Highway and Everard Avenue. Two of the main features of the suburb are Ashford Hospital and Ashford Special School.
Brownhill Creek flows through Ashford in a cement channel behind the school.
The name commemorates the property and residence of Dr. Charles George Everard, who settled in the area in 1838, and named it for Ashford, Kent.
Notable people
Notable people from Ashford:- Victoria Balomenos, soccer player
- Nick Benton, cricketer
- Simon Birmingham, politician
- Craig Bradley, Australian rules footballer and cricketer
- Emma Checker, soccer player
- Leanne Choo, badminton
- Louis D'Arrigo, soccer player
- Harry Matthias, cricketer
- Harry Nielsen, cricketer
- Morgan Yaeger, basketballer
- Kyle Chalmers, Olympic swimmer and gold medalist
- Jesse Moore, Olympic Mens Artistic Gymnast