Notable people with the surname include:Edmund Ashfield, English Catholic agent
Edmund Ashfield, 17th-century English painter
George Ashfield (1934–1985), English former footballer
How locals move
Getting around Ashfield the local way
- Get in and get aroundSydney Ferries run a scenic route from Circular Quay in the city centre to the area via the inner harbour and the Parramatta River, stopping at various wharves along the way.
- Get in and get aroundFerries are the most convenient way to visit the waterfront suburbs of the Inner West.
- Go nextFor the visitor, the easiest way to cross into Greater Western Sydney includes by ferry further upriver (or use the train, or Parramatta Road) to reach Parramatta.
- Go nextEast - the ferry, train or bus will also take you back down-river to the city centre.
- Go nextApart from the regular passenger ferry that criss-crosses the river, an interesting way to cross the river by car is via the Mortlake-Putney cable ferry.
From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Inner West, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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