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Ashland

Hanover County, VA

Population

7,617

Walk Score

84 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,170

Median home value

$253,200

Founded

1858

Ashland is a town in Hanover County, Virginia, United States, located 16 miles (26 km) north of Richmond along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,565, up from 7,225 at the 2010 census.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Ashland Historic District · listed 1983
  • Berkleytown Historic District · listed 2022
  • Brown Grove Rural Historic District
  • Brown Grove Rural Historic District · listed 2023

Notable landmarks

  • Fork Church · listed 1970
  • Hickory Hill · listed 1974
  • Hickory Hill Slave and African American Cemetery (Additional Documentation) · listed 2020
  • Macmurdo House · listed 2021
  • Randolph-Macon College Buildings · listed 1979
  • Scotchtown · listed 1966
  • Slash Church · listed 1972

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