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Ashton (Roade)

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"ASHTON, a parish in the hundred of Cleley, in the county of Northampton, 6 miles to the S. of Northampton. Roade is its post town. The London and North-Western railway passes through the parish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £275, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, which contains two altar tombs and a monument of a knight, is dedicated to St. Michael The parochial charities amount to £20. The inhabitants of Ashton have a right of common in the neighbouring forest of Salcey."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Description & Travel

The Ashton Village site provides a history of the village, together with details of present events.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"ASHTON, a parish in the hundred of Cleley, in the county of Northampton, 6 miles to the S. of Northampton. Roade is its post town. The London and North-Western railway passes through the parish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough, value £275, in the patronage of the lord chancellor. The church, which contains two altar tombs and a monument of a knight, is dedicated to St. Michael The parochial charities amount to £20. The inhabitants of Ashton have a right of common in the neighbouring forest of Salcey."

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SP771499 (Lat/Lon: 52.142439, -0.875), Ashton (Roade) which are provided by: