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Ashton
Ashton may refer to: Names *Ashton (given name) *Ashton (surname) Places Australia * Ashton, Elizabeth Bay, a heritage-listed house in Sydney, New South Wales *Ashton, South Australia Canada *Ashton, Ontario New Zealand * Ashton, New Zealand South Africa *Ashton, Western Cape United Kingdom England * Ashton, Cambridgeshire *Ashton, Cornwall *Ashton, Devon *Ashton, Hampshire *Ashton, Herefordshire *Ashton, North Northamptonshire, near Oundle *Ashton, West Northamptonshire, near Northampton * Ashton, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of Chapel Allerton, Sedgemoor district *Long Ashton or Ashton, North Somerset **Ashton Court **Ashton Gate, Bristol **Ashton Vale, now in Bristol **Bower Ashton, now in Bristol *Ashton Common, Wiltshire *Ashton Green, East Sussex *Ashton Hayes, Cheshire *Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire *Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire *Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester * Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan *Ashton (ward), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manchester. Evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Viking activity has been discovered in Ashton-under-Lyne. The "Ashton" part of the town's name probably dates from the Anglo-Saxon period, and derives from Old English meaning "settlement by ash trees". The origin of the "under-Lyne" suffix is less clear; it possibly derives from the Brittonic-originating word ''lemo'' meaning elm or from Ashton's proximity to the Pennines. In the Middle Ages, Ashton-under-Lyne was a parish and township and Ashton Old Hall was held by the de Asshetons, lords of the manor. Granted a Royal Charter in 1414, the manor spanned a rural area consisting of marshland, moorland, and a number of villages and hamlets. Until the introduction of the cotton trade in 1769, Ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Court
Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The mansion and stables are a Grade I listed building. Other structures on the estate are also listed. Ashton Court has been the site of a manor house since the 11th century, and has been developed by a series of owners since then. From the 16th to 20th centuries it was owned by the Smyth family with each generation changing the house. Designs by Humphry Repton were used for the landscaping in the early 19th century. It was used as a military hospital in the First World War. In 1936 it was used as the venue for the Royal Show and, during the Second World War as an army transit camp. In 1946 the last of the Smyth family died and the house fell into disrepair before its purchase in 1959 by Bristol City Council. The estate developed from the original deer park and is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton, Devon
Ashton is a civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 174, and it had a population of 203 according to the 2011 census. The parish consists of two villages, Higher Ashton and Lower Ashton, and is on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. The France Brook flows through most of Ashton just south of its main road, and along Ashton's eastern boundary flows the River Teign. The parish is located approximately 13 km north of Newton Abbot, and roughly 10 km to the south west of its nearest city, Exeter. Historically, Ashton has primarily been based inside the agricultural sector, but one of its most notifiable landmarks is the St John the Baptists church located in the Higher Ashton district. In 1887, John Bartholomew's ''Gazetteer of the British Isles'' described Ashton as: "Ashton, par. with ry. sta., E. Devon, 4 miles N. of Chudleigh, 1709 ac., pop. 195." History The manor was long the seat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Keynes
Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about south of Cirencester and west of Cricklade. At the 2011 census the population of the parish, which includes the hamlet of North End, was 1,400. The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and is the only settlement substantially on both sides of the River Thames, which has many channels here, centred from its source at Thames Head. History A Romano-British settlement and field system was west of the present-day village, spanning the county boundary; it was investigated in 1971 before it was destroyed by gravel extraction. 'Ashton' comes from the Old English ''Æsctūn'', meaning 'place or settlement where ash trees grew'. In 1086, land at ''Essitone'' held by Cranborne Priory (Dorset) was recorded in the Domesday Book within Cricklade hundred. The land was transferred to the recently founded Tewkesbury Abbey (Gloucestershire) in 1102. Ashton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton (surname)
Ashton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Ashton (executive) (born 1942), American co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation * Alan Ashton (politician) (born 1952) * Brent Ashton (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player *Brian Ashton (politician), Canadian politician *Brian Ashton (rugby player) (born 1946), English rugby player * Carter Ashton (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland (born 1956), High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, 2009-2014 *Chris Ashton (born 1987), English rugby player * Claude Ashton (1901–1942), English cricketer and footballer *Dean Ashton (born 1983), English footballer * Edward Ashton (other) * Edwin Ashton, English footballer * Ellis Ashton (1919–1985), English comedian and theatre historian *Eric Ashton (1935–2008), English rugby league footballer * Ferris Ashton (1926–2013), Australian rugby league footballer * Fred Ashton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton, Elizabeth Bay
''Ashton'' is a heritage-listed mansion located at 102 Elizabeth Bay Road in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Elizabeth Bay in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Rowe and built from 1874 to 1875. It is also known as Ashton and its grounds and ''Caprera'' (c.1875-c.1910); ''Brema'' or ''Braemar'' (c.1910-c.1920); The German Consulate. The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 19 November 2003. History Elizabeth Bay had been the site of a fishing village established by Governor Macquarie in for a composite group of Cadigal people under the leadership of Bungaree (d.1830). Elizabeth Bay had been named in honour of Elizabeth Macquarie. Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor 1821-5, designated Elizabeth Bay as the site of an asylum for the insane. Governor Darling granted Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay at Elizabeth Bay in 1826. From 1826-1926 the subject land w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Canal
The Ashton Canal is a canal in Greater Manchester, England, linking Manchester with Ashton-under-Lyne. Route The Ashton leaves the Rochdale Canal at Ducie St. Junction in central Manchester, and climbs for through 18 locks, passing through Ancoats, Holt Town, Bradford, Clayton, Openshaw, Droylsden, Fairfield and Audenshaw to make a head-on junction with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (formerly the Huddersfield Canal) at Whitelands Basin in the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne. At Bradford, the canal passes by the venue of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Apart from the Rochdale and Huddersfield Narrow canals, the Ashton Canal only currently connects with one other canal. Just short of Whitelands, at Dukinfield Junction/Portland Basin a short arm crosses the river Tame on the Tame Aqueduct, and makes a head-on junction with the Peak Forest Canal. There used to be four other important connections to branch canals: the Islington Branch Canal in Ancoats; the Stockport Branch Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Ashton
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the unitary authority of North Somerset and is one of a number of large villages just outside the boundary of city of Bristol urban area. The parish has a population of 6,044. The parish includes the hamlet of Yanley, and the residential area of Leigh Woods (although most of the woods themselves are in the neighbouring parish of Abbots Leigh). The village is built on the south-facing slopes of a valley running from east to west, and on the old road from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare. History Prehistoric and Roman artefacts have been found in the area, at the site of the Gatcombe Roman Settlement, but the village originated in Saxon times. The Domesday Book records it as ''Estune'' (the place by the ash tree) and, afterwards, it was granted to Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances. The village is near two waterways being The Longmoor Brook and The Ashton Brook, thus the name Long Ashton The parish was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton (given Name)
Ashton is a given name of English language, English origin. It is derived from Ashton (surname), the surname, itself a place name meaning "ash tree town." The name is in use for both boys and girls in United States. Ashton was used far more often for American females from years 1986–1997. The popularity for girls was from the Terri Garber character "Ashton Main" on 1985's North and South (miniseries). Since Ashton Kutcher's debut on television and film in the late 1990s, the name is now in favor more for boys, as it was always before 1986. Ashton was the 124th most popular name for American boys born in 2007. It was the 778th most popular name for American girls in 2005, the last year it was ranked among the top 1,000 names. Ashton was ranked among the top 100 names for boys in England and Wales in 2007 and in British Columbia, Canada and New South Wales, Australia in 2005 and 2006. Popular nicknames include: Ash, Ashie, Asher and Ashy. Notable people with the name include: * As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bower Ashton
Bower Ashton is a small district in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville, Bristol, Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre. Ashton Court estate, a recreational area owned by Bristol City Council lies just to the north, the Long Ashton by-pass (Brunel Way, the A370) to the south and the Bristol Avon, River Avon to the east. The area is now mainly residential but also includes the Department of Creative Industries, UWE, Bristol, Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education (formerly the School of Creative Arts) of the University of the West of England, Ashton Park School, which is a specialist Sports College and the Horse and Dog section of Avon and Somerset Constabulary as well as about 180 allotments in 5 different areas. Clifton Bridge railway station, Clifton Bridge and Ashton Gate railway station, Ashton Gate railway stations are both now closed, but there is some pressure to reopen the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton, North Northamptonshire
Ashton is a village and civil parish about ¾ mile east of Oundle in the east of the England, English county of Northamptonshire forming part of the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 219. History The villages name means 'ash-tree farm/settlement'. Ashton was re-built in 1900 by the Rothschild family for estate workers. Since 1965 it has hosted the World Conker Championship traditionally on the second Sunday of October. This is now held in Southwick. The village is the birthplace of Dame Miriam Rothschild a noted natural scientist and author. In 1952 George and Lillian Peach were murdered at their home in the village. The crime remains Northamptonshire's oldest unsolved murder case. Notable buildings Ashton Wold was built in 1900 for The Hon., the Honourable Charles Rothschild (d. 1923, suicide). The architect was William Huckvale and the house is in the Tudor Revival architecture, Tudor style. Many of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Hayes
Ashton Hayes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located about 8 miles east of Chester on the B5393 road. The nearest villages are Mouldsworth to the north east and Kelsall to the south east. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 936. The main village in the parish – formerly known as Ashton – was renamed Ashton Hayes following a referendum, to avoid confusion with other places of the same name. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel, part of it also went to Mouldsworth. History In 1086, the village was recorded in the Domesday Book as comprising 12 households and lying within the hundred of Rushton in the county of Cheshire. Medieval pottery kiln In 1933 a pottery kiln, which had been in use between the 13th and 15th century, was discovered in the garden of Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
