Ashford Bowdler is a small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England, near the county border with Herefordshire.

To the West of Ashford Hall lying on the parish boundary with Richard's Castle, there is a small 10 pitch gypsy and travellers site dating back to 2008.

In 2014 Network Rail proposed closing this crossing, as part of improvements to signalling and safety on the line, but potentially effectively dividing the village community.

A short-lived railway station was located on the Shrewsbury to Hereford line to the north of the village, on the Caynham Road, near Ashford Bridge.

At the beginning of the 21st century major engineering works had to be undertaken to defend the church from the river, which now flows right alongside part of the building's foundations.