Ashford Carbonell is named after the ford on the River Teme and a branch of the famous Carbonel family, Lords of Canisy in Normandy at the time of the Norman Conquest, who were granted land hereabouts. A salty tale The village stands sufficiently high to be safe from the regular flooding of the River Teme, a fast-flowing river that rises rapidly when heavy rains fall upstream in the Welsh Borders or Corve Dale. > more... The Domesday Book There was almost certainly a settlement at this location prior to the Norman Conquest, because of the importance of the ford. > more...