The Sign
The sign was unveiled on 3rd August 2014 as seen carved down the side of the post; this is 100 years after the First World War started; the sign also acts a war memorial with plaques fixed to the base. A poppy is also shown on the sign along with a white dove of peace. An ash tree sits above the name. The hexagonal honeycomb, which represents the logo of the old school has for sections and include a postmill at the top, now gone, a hay cart representing agriculture, an excavator representing the old gravel pits and a blacksmith at the anvil representing local industry gone by. 

The Name and Population
The population was 770 at the 2011 census. The name means "Bad(d)a's spring". Ash is a shortening of Ashfield, added as an affix since the 13th century! or the 'Ash' is believed to be derived from the 'Reaping of the Bad' of 1659 when the local Lord burned the settlement of 'the Bad' in an attempt to eradicate an outbreak of plague which had developed! The village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Other Points of Interest

The church is dedicated to St Mary