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Foundation of St Hilda's Church in Ashford and the origins of the name
The first church in Ashford was Saxon and
was a daughter Church of St Mary's, Staines.
As Ashford grew in the 19th Century a little
wooden Mission Chapel was built on the West side
of the town on the site of the present Church Hall.
At the end of that Century plans were laid to
construct the present Church.
Building started before the First World War but
was stopped at the Chancel arch. The Chancel
was completed after the War, but plans for a
tall Spire were abandoned.
The Church was consecrated by the Bishop
of Kensington on St Hilda's Day 1928
