[9] On 10 September 2016 Waltons Park hosted a re-enactment of the battle which was organised by Ashdon Parish Council, Hadstock village and Saffron Walden Museum, and involved 80 actors[10][11] In addition to the battle, former archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams came to Hadstock church to deliver a commemorative service.

[13] All of the Bartlow Hills were entirely in Ashdon Parish, Essex when the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Essex ran from Steventon End to the River Granta, then along the Granta westwards to Linton, as shown on Ordnance Survey maps including those dated 1805, 1838 and 1882.

[4] During the reign of Henry VIII the village rector served as a royal chaplain and even officiated his marriage to Anne Boleyn.

[4] In addition to the concerts villages organised processions of flags and banners, as well as torch glowings at night.

[18] During the strike 70 police officers were drafted in and resulted in 8 workers being sentenced to a month imprisonment in Cambridge, for refusing to pay fines.

[20] Elizabeth Everitt is commemorated both in the church and on the war memorial who died rescuing an American pilot in 1944.

[21] Ashdon Primary School, a non-denominational, built in the Victorian Age, for 4–11 year olds is located in the village and has approximately 90 students and had Iain Dale, a Conservative Blogger.

[24] In 2013, Ashdon Forest School became the first fully outdoor pre-school to be assessed by Ofsted; it achieved a 2, or "Good" rating.

[25][26] In 2014, Hideout Leather, an Ashdon clothing manufacturer, was approached to design jackets for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.

[31] The village has a cricket team that play at Waltons Park,[32] a football team Ashdon United[33] and a cycling club Ashdon Velo [34] that has hosted numerous cycle events in recent years, including the 2010 Regional Championships.

[36] The restored windmill was opened on 23 September 2006 by Patricia Herrmann OBE, Vice Chairman of the Essex Environment Trust.

[14] [4] Marpa House Buddhist retreat was established in 1973 and is run by the Dharma Trust and practices the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.