at Fambridge, and a USAAF B26 marauder bomber crashed near Moons Farm killing all on board. Governance Ashingdon is part of the electoral ward called Ashingdon and Canewdon. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,514. Links with Denmark Ashingdon has had links in the past with Denmark. Prince Georg, the cousin of King Frederik IX, a senior member of the Danish Royal Family visited Ashingdon in January 1951. He came with diplomats from the Danish Embassy to commemorate and celebrate the Battle of Ashingdon in 1016. The Prince visited the Rectory, then Ashingdon Minster, the Parish Church - Saint Andrew's in the village which was built in 1020 on the orders of his ancestor, King Canute, King of England, Denmark and Norway. Prince Georg brought a flag of Denmark and a model of a Danish or Viking longship, an early sailing warship of the type used by King Canute (Knut) and his countrymen. The Danish flag and the Viking longship both still hang inside Saint Andrew's Church. Visits were made by Ashingdon villagers to Jelling in Denmark, the home of King Canute's family. Jelling also sent exchange visitors from Denmark to Ashingdon. Trivia Ashingdon was featured in a Weight Watchers advertisement in country lanes and in King George's Field, the village's playing field. There is an annual summer carnival here. Gallery References Bibliography Ellis, Ken; Jones, Geoff. 1990. Henri Mignet and his Flying Fleas. Haynes Publishing External links Ashingdon Parish Council Ashingdon Church on Essex Churches website Ashingdon Elim Pentecostal Church Website 1st Ashingdon Scout Group Battle Of Assandun Commemoration Villages in Essex Rochford District