Ashton
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Asheton
Etymology
editFrom Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAshton
- A common placename in England:
- A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
- A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
- A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868). [1]
- A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton [2]
- A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
- A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
- A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588). [3]
- A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649). [4]
- A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
- Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
- A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in California.
- An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
- A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
- A village in Lee County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
- A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
- A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A town in South Australia, Australia.
- A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand. [5]
- A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editvillages in Cornwall
References
edit- U. S. Census Bureau genealogy name search based on 1990 census indicates 0.005% of population had the name "Ashton" as a surname, none had it as a male name, and 0.004% had it as a female given name.
- Pareles, J. (2003, August 12). ROCK REVIEW; Still Wildly Gyrating After All These Years. New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2006.
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