Great Ashfield

Great Ashfield
Great Ashfield
 Great Ashfield shown within Suffolk
DistrictMid Suffolk
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

Coordinates: 52°16′01″N 0°55′59″E / 52.267°N 0.933°E / 52.267; 0.933

Great Ashfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is Field with Ash trees. The Domesday Book records the population of Great Ashfield in 1086 to be 67.

Half a mile to the west is the overgrown motte of Great Ashfield Castle.

See also

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