A borough was formed in April 1, 1974 by the merger of Ashford and Tenterden Urban Districts with the Rural Districts of East Ashford, West Ashford and Tenterden. There are ii towns in the Borough: Ashford & Tenterden. For administrative purposes, Ashford is divided into Eighteen wards; a remainder of the Borough includes the as punishment 35 villages:

Aldington Appledore Bethersden Biddenden Bilsington Bonnington Boughton Aluph Braborne Brook Challock Charing Chilham Crundale Egerton Godmersham Hamstreet Hastingleigh High Halden Hothfield Kenardington Kingsnorth Little Chart Molash Newenden Pluckley Rolvenden Ruckinge Shadoxhurst Smarden Smeeth Stone-in-Oxney Westwell Wittersham Woodchurch Wye

A region, another time primarily rural, is currently convenient becoming an industrial & commercial centre, particularly in which a town of Ashford is caring. A corridor from either a M20 motorway and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and its International Station have led to good deal so far farming land existence off to more utilizes.