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{{Short description|Village in Surrey, England}}
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|country = England
|type = [[Village]]
|region = South East England
|population = 5,686
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|area_total_km2=3.62
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|postcode_district = GU12
|dial_code = 01252
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|shire_district = [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford]]
|shire_county = [[Surrey]]
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'''Ash Vale''' is a village in the borough of [[Guildford (borough)|Guildford]] in Surrey, England and the larger, northern settlement of the [[
==Geography==
[[File:Ricochet Hill, Ash Military Ranges - geograph.org.uk - 305829.jpg|thumb|To the east, associated Ricochet Hill in The Ash Military Ranges consists of sand and peat soils mostly covered with heather, fern and gorse, occasionally opened by public announcements from the Ministry of Defence. The rolling plateau of 80-118m above sea level has spots with views west and east, including Central London – here Guildford is visible, six miles away.]]
Ash Vale's extent is on two sides clearly demarcated, by the river to the west and at a few locks' higher elevation by the parallel [[Basingstoke Canal]] to the east – across these boundaries are, respectively, [[Aldershot Garrison|Aldershot Garrison (Military Town)]] and the large [[Surrey Heath]] [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD, mostly UK Army]], ranges and training areas. The latter is a co-managed [[County Wildlife Site]], for instance Ash Ranges at {{convert|2439|acres}} and Pirbright Ranges at {{convert|2765|acres}}, with various access days and parts (see the Wildlife's Trust website).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/reserves/show/9 |title=Surrey Wildlife Trust: Ash Ranges |access-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903032351/http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/reserves/show/9 |archive-date=3 September 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref> The type of soil of the east, the heath is very acidic, sandy and loamy which makes up just 1.9% of English soil and 0.2% of Welsh soil, which gives rise to pines and coniferous landscapes, such as pioneered at [[Wentworth, Surrey|Wentworth]] and Foxhills estate and is good for biodiversity.<ref>[http://www.landis.org.uk/soilscapes Cranfield University National Soil Resources Institute]</ref>
Two branch railway lines cross in the middle of the village without forming a junction. In the north of the village are [[Ash Vale railway station]] and [[North Camp railway station]], on the [[Alton Line|London-Aldershot-Alton Line]] and the [[North Downs Line|Reading-Guildford-Gatwick Line]] respectively. In addition, trains run through Ash Vale from Guildford to Ascot via Aldershot. The village owes its development to the Garrison and to the railways; see the description of the often [[heath]] soil under the [[Ash, Surrey|Ash]] article, explaining how to the south lies a limited area of fertile farming country.
===Environment===
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Although Ash Vale was a small semi-military community of the post-war era, the village is now largely a [[commuter]] settlement, relying on the half-hourly 40-minute railway connection to [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]] (there are also local services). While 417 employed residents worked at/from home in 2001, the remaining 1306 commuted, of whom 682 responded they commuted less than {{convert|5|km}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Holly Lodge (Primary) School is next to Carrington Park, which has playground facilities and a route between nearby North Camp Station and [[Mytchett|Mytchett lake]] and Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre on the Basingstoke Canal. The canal's towpath runs through the village
===Parks and Nature reserves in Ash Vale===
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*Avondale Park, Avondale
*Lakeside Park, Lakeside Road
*Park off Hawker Road, Old Farm Place Estate
*Park off Beaufort Road, Old Farm Place Estate
*Park off Old Farm Place, Old Farm Place Estate
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The [[Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor|Normandy Youth Centre]] serves the area by sponsoring community-based programs targeting youth in the area (especially marginal groups and minorities) for the purpose of increasing exposure to educational opportunities and building a stronger [[community cohesion|community]].<ref name="NYC">[http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2080377_award_for_mother_who_transformed_her_village ''Award for Mother Who Transformed Her Village''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024163226/http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2080377_award_for_mother_who_transformed_her_village |date=24 October 2010 }}; 18 October 2010 article; at [[Get Surrey]] News; retrieved 30 January 2013.</ref>
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*[[Ethel Caterham]], supercentenarian, Britain's second oldest ever person, and the fourth oldest person in the world as of October 2024 resided in a care home here for several years
*[[Samuel Franklin Cody]], the first man to achieve powered heavier-than-air flight in Britain. {{#tag:ref|The house, "Valecroft", where he spent the last few years of his life, still stands and a blue plaque on its wall commemorates Cody.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk/maps/ashmap.htm|title= Ash Parish Maps- Local Interest|author= Ash Parish Council|publisher= Ash Parish Council|location= Ash, Surrey|access-date= 11 June 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120207054254/http://www.ashpcsurrey.gov.uk/maps/ashmap.htm|archive-date= 7 February 2012|url-status= dead}} (click on the red dot to see a photographe)</ref>|group= n}}
*[[Darren Bicknell|Darren]] and [[Martin Bicknell]], professional cricketers.
==See also==
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