Ashford (New South Wales)

Ashford is a hamlet (population 652 in 2016) in the New England region in New South Wales, Australia.

Understand
The site of Ashford was originally surveyed in 1851 as Edgerton, and renamed to Frazer's Creek when a post office opened in 1853. The name changed to Ashford Frazer's Creek in 1860, and finally to Ashford in 1863. No one knows why the name Ashford was applied. A police station was opened in 1864 and the first school opened in 1868. The bushranger Frederick Ward, better known as Captain Thunderbolt, rode through the district in 1867. Tobacco farming and a local coal mine were major industries but these have long ceased, and cattle farming and sheep farming now dominate the local economy. Ashford is in the Inverell Shire Local Government Area.

By car
Ashford is 58 km north of Inverell via Ashford Road; and it is 72 km south of Texas (Queensland) via Texas Road, Bruxner Highway(B60), Bonshaw Road.

Ashford is 73 km south-west of Yetman via Warialda Road/Fossickers Way (B95), Yetman Road, Wallangra Road; and it is 143 km south-west of Glen Innes via the Bruxner Highway, Bonshaw Road.

Ashford is 60 km north-west of Emmaville via Strathbogie Road, Gordons Road, pass the Kangaroo Flat Road turn-off on the right and continue ahead as Emmaville Road, turn left onto Bonshaw Road.

Ashford is 238 km north of Tamworth via B95, Manilla, Barraba, Bingara, Delungra Road (Bingara Road), through Delungra, Delungra Road, Yetman Road, Graman Road, Ely Street.

Ashford is 182 km north of Armidale via Bundarra Road, Thunderbolts Way (turn right), Bundarra, through Gilgai, Inverell, Ashford Road.

Ashford is 159 km east of Moree via Gwydir Highway, at Warialda turn left onto Stephen Street/Warialda Road/B95, at Coolatai turn right onto Coolatai Road, Wallangra Road.

By coach
As of Feb 2021, Transport NSW are trialling a route (Route 499) between Inverell and Moree via Goondiwindi. This coach departs Inverell F only at 4PM, arrives at Ashford at 4:44PM, arrives at Goondiwindi at 7:10 PM, and arrives at Moree at 8:50PM. This coach departs Moree F only at 5:40AM, and arrives at Goondiwindi at 7:18AM, at Ashford at 10:10AM, and arrives at Inverell at 11AM. Seats for this service can only be booked by phoning Reynolds and Fogarty directly.





By plane
The nearest airports with regular scheduled services are in Inverell (through Link Airways), Moree, and Goondiwindi (in Queensland).

Get around
Private transport is essential, as there is neither a taxi service nor a local bus service in Ashford.

The nearest car rental agency is in Inverell.

Do




Self catering
Due to the limited options available, it is advisable to stock up on groceries, medicines, fishing supplies, camping supplies, and other essentials before departing for Ashford.

Sleep
Accommodation options in Ashford are very limited.

Banks
There are no branches of any banks in Ashford. It is advisable to do any necessary banking, and to obtain enough cash, before departing for Ashford, and to use EFTPOS as much as possible once there



Go next

 * Texas (Queensland) - north of Ashford: 71 km via Bonshaw Road, turn left onto Bruxner Highway, pass Bonshaw Store, turn right onto Texas Road, cross the Dumaresq River bridge (51 min)
 * Tenterfield - north-east of Ashford: 143 km via Bonshaw Road, turn right onto Bruxner Highway, turn right onto New England Highway (1 hr 34 min)
 * Glen Innes - south-east of Ashford: 94 km via Bonshaw Road, turn right onto Emmaville Road, turn right onto Strathbogie Road, At Glen Innes continue ahead on Grafton Street (1 hr 16 min)
 * Emmaville - south-east of Ashford: 60 km via Inverell Street/Bonshaw Road northbound, turn right at the intersection with Coalmine Road and stay on Bonshaw Road, cross the Severn River bridge, turn right into Emmaville Road, pass the Kangaroo Flats Road turn-off on the left and continue ahead as Gordons Road, turn left onto Strathbogie Road, continue ahead to Emmaville (50 min)
 * Armidale - south-east of Ashford: 82 km via Ashford Road, at Inverell turn right onto the Gwydir Highway then left onto Tingha Road, through Gilgai, cross the Copes Creek bridge and continue ahead as Thunderbolts Way, go through Bundarra, turn left onto Bundarra Road (2 hr 6 min)
 * Inverell - south of Ashford: 58 km via Bukkulla Street/Ashford Road (43 min)
 * Tamworth south of Ashford: 244 km via via Inverell Street, turn right onto Ely Street, continue on bend to the left onto Graman Road, turn left onto Delungra Road, pass through Graman, turn right at the intersection with Yetman Road and continue ahead on Delungra Road, continue south through Delungra on the B95 Bingara Road, continue ahead on the B95 south through Bingara, Barraba, and Manilla (3 hr 2 min)
 * Delungra - south-west of Ashford: 51 km via Inverell Street, turn right onto Ely Street, continue on bend to the left onto Graman Road, turn left onto Delungra Road, pass through Graman, turn right at the intersection with Yetman Road and continue ahead on Delungra Road (49 min)
 * Warialda - south-west of Ashford: 79 km via Frazer Street/Wallangra Road, cross the Macintyre River bridge and turn right onto Yetman Road, turn left onto Coolatai Road, at Coolatai turn left onto Warialda Road/Fossickers Way (B95) (1 hr 4 min)
 * Moree - west of Ashford: 159 km via Frazer Street/Wallangra Road, cross the Macintyre River bridge and turn right onto Yetman Road, turn left onto Coolatai Road, at Coolatai turn left onto Warialda Road/B95, at Warialda turn right onto the Gwydir Highway (1 hr 51 min)