Ashbourne

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St Oswald's church in Ashbourne

Ashbourne is a small town in the county of Derbyshire in England. 7,000 people live there. Ashbourne is known for a football match where one half of the town plays the other at football, using the whole of the town with the goals three miles apart.[1]

Tourism[change | change source]

A walk and cycle path starts on the northern part of the town, and follows the course of the former railway to Buxton. The walk is called the Tissington Trail.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ashbourne Shrovetide Football". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-05-16.