Ashton
Encyclopedia
Surname
- Alan Ashton (executive), co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation
- Alan Ashton (Australian politician)Alan Ashton (Australian politician)Alan John Ashton is an Australian politician, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Ashton received a Master of Arts and Diploma of Education from the University of Sydney and taught at schools in southwestern Sydney. He was a councillor on the City of Bankstown from 1977 to 1987...
- Brian Ashton (rugby player)Brian Ashton (rugby player)William Brian Ashton MBE is a former rugby union player and the former Head Coach of the England and Ireland national rugby union teams.-Biography:...
, English rugby player - Brian Ashton (politician)Brian Ashton (politician)Brian Ashton was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest. He did not run for re-election in the 2010 municipal election and was succeeded by Gary Crawford.-Career:...
, Canadian politician - Chris AshtonChris AshtonChris Ashton is an English rugby union player who has represented England in both Rugby League and Rugby Union...
, English rugby player - Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of UphollandCatherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of UphollandCatherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, , is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the European Union's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy...
(born 1956), High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) - Claude AshtonClaude AshtonClaude Thesiger Ashton was an English amateur footballer and cricketer. As an amateur, he played football for the Corinthians in several different positions including goalkeeper and centre forward, although his preferred position was wing-half. He made one appearance for the England national team...
(1901–1942). English cricketer and footballer - Dean AshtonDean AshtonDean Ashton is a former English professional footballer. He made over 240 appearances as a forward in the Football League and Premier League for Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and , and was also capped by England. He was highly praised as a talented centre forward, but had a career frustrated by...
, English footballer - Edward Ashton (disambiguation)
- Ellis AshtonEllis Ashton- Biography :Ellis Ashton was born on December 1, 1919, in Liverpool, northwest England. His parents were Joseph and Beatrice Ashton. He was educated at Holy Trinity of Liverpool and at the Army Formation College. Ashton married Margaret Mitchell. He died in London on October 31, 1985, aged 65...
, English comedian and theatre historian - Eric AshtonEric AshtonEric Ashton MBE was an English professional Rugby League World Cup-winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s and later a coach. He played his whole first grade football career for Wigan along with at times both captaining and coaching them; his position of choice was right centre...
, English rugby league footballer - Ferris AshtonFerris AshtonFerris Ashton , was an Australian rugby league footballer who represented his country in 8 test matches. Ferris was also a member of the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War....
, Australian rugby league footballer - Sir Frederick AshtonFrederick AshtonSir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton OM, CH, CBE was a leading international dancer and choreographer. He is most noted as the founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London, but also worked as a director and choreographer of opera, film and theatre revues.-Early life:Ashton was born at...
, English dancer and choreographer - Gilbert AshtonGilbert AshtonGilbert Ashton MC was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches between the wars, mostly for Cambridge University and Worcestershire...
(1896–1981), English cricketer - Hubert AshtonHubert AshtonSir Hubert Ashton KBE MC was an English cricketer and politician...
(1898–1979), English cricketer - John Ashton (disambiguation)
- Niki AshtonNiki AshtonNiki Christina Ashton is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 federal election....
, Canadian politician - Norman Ashton, British housing developer, notable for work in the North of England in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Percy AshtonPercy AshtonPercy Ashton was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Essex...
(1895–1934), English cricketer - Roger Ashton, English soldier
- Steve AshtonSteve AshtonSteve Ashton is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is a long-serving member of the Manitoba legislature, and is currently a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger....
, Canadian politician, father of Niki - Susan AshtonSusan AshtonSusan Ashton is a best-selling and award-winning American Contemporary Christian Music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s...
, American musician - T. S. Ashton, English economic historian
- Tony AshtonTony AshtonTony Ashton was an English rock pianist, keyboardist, singer, composer, producer and artist.-Biography:...
, English rock musician
Forename
- Ashton (given name)Ashton (given name)Ashton is a given name derived from an English surname derived from a place name meaning "ash tree town."The name is in use for both boys and girls in the United States, though it is more popular for boys. Ashton was the 124th most popular name for American boys born in 2007...
- Ashton KutcherAshton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
, American actor - Ashton MooreAshton MooreAshton Moore is an American pornographic actress.Moore grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and worked as a waitress at a strip bar at the age of 17. She was a contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions and refrained from working with men for three years...
, American porn star - Ashton RyanAshton RyanAshton Ryan , is an American gay pornographic actor. Ashton started his work in the porn industry in 1998, when he got in contact with Kevin Clarke via in an internet chat room...
, American gay porn actor - Ashton SimsAshton SimsAshton Sims is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League . A Fiji international representative forward, he previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos...
, Australian rugby league footballer
United Kingdom
England- Ashton, CambridgeshireAshton, CambridgeshireAshton is a hamlet in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It falls within Bainton civil parish, part of the city of Peterborough unitary authority....
- Ashton, Cheshire
- Ashton, Cornwall
- Ashton, DevonAshton, DevonAshton is a civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 174. The parish consists of two villages, Higher Ashton and Lower Ashton, and is on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park....
- Ashton, HampshireAshton, HampshireAshton is a village in Hampshire, England It consists of mainly substantial properties and is situated just inside the proposed boundary for the South Downs national Park. Park Farm is renowned locally for its wonderful selection of fresh organic produce...
- Ashton, Northamptonshire
- Ashton, East NorthamptonshireAshton, East NorthamptonshireAshton is a village and civil parish about ¾ mile east of Oundle in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire.-History:...
- Ashton, South NorthamptonshireAshton, South NorthamptonshireAshton is a village in South Northamptonshire about southeast of Roade village close to the Northampton to Milton Keynes A508, ca. south of junction 15 of the M1 motorway, south of Northampton and north of Milton Keynes. The village is about north of London via the M1 junction 15...
- Ashton, East Northamptonshire
- Ashton, Somerset
- Ashton CommonAshton CommonAshton Common is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, located on the Common Hill a little south of the A350 road. The hamlet belongs to the civil parish of Steeple Ashton....
, Wiltshire - Ashton GateAshton GateAshton Gate Stadium is a stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of 21,497, with an effective capacity for football matches of around 19,500, with an average...
, Bristol - Ashton Green, East Sussex
- Ashton HayesAshton HayesAshton Hayes is a village and civil parish 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...
, Cheshire - Ashton KeynesAshton KeynesAshton Keynes is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near the border with Gloucestershire, about 6 miles south of Cirencester and 4 miles north of Cricklade. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,420. The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and is...
, Wiltshire - Ashton under HillAshton under HillAshton under Hill is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire in England. It is situated at the foot of Bredon Hill. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 743, about five miles south-west of Evesham....
, Worcestershire - Ashton upon MerseyAshton upon MerseyAshton upon Mersey is an area of Sale in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, in the northwestern part of Sale, and is situated about south of Manchester city centre....
, Greater Manchester - Ashton-in-MakerfieldAshton-in-MakerfieldAshton-in-Makerfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is situated south of Wigan, north-northwest of Warrington and west of the city of Manchester. In 2001 it had a population of 28,505....
, Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan - Ashton-on-RibbleAshton-on-RibbleAshton-on-Ribble is a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England.The terms Ashton-on-Ribble and Ashton are often used synonymously, although Ashton is a specific electoral ward whilst Ashton-on-Ribble is a term applied more generally to much of the west of Preston...
, Lancashire - Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
, Greater Manchester- Ashton CanalAshton CanalThe Ashton Canal is a canal built in Greater Manchester in North West England.-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-with-Beswick, Clayton, Openshaw, Droylsden,...
- Ashton Canal
Scotland
- Ashton, InverclydeAshton, InverclydeAshton is an area within the town of Gourock, Inverclyde in Scotland, UK....
- Ashton LaneAshton LaneAshton Lane is a cobbled backstreet in the West End of Glasgow. It is connected to Byres Road by a short linking lane beside Hillhead subway station and is noted for its bars, restaurants and a licenced cinema....
, Glasgow - Ashton Wade, Ocala
United States
- Ashton, CaliforniaAshton, CaliforniaAshton is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located on Ash Creek west of Madeline.A post office operated at Ashton from 1889 to 1900, moving in 1897.-References:...
- Ashton, Georgia
- Ashton, IdahoAshton, IdahoAshton is a city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census. The district is noted for seed potato production and bills itself as the world's largest seed potato growing area.-Geography and...
- Ashton, IllinoisAshton, IllinoisAshton is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, down from 1,142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashton is located at ....
- Ashton, IowaAshton, IowaAshton is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashton is located at ....
- Ashton, MarylandAshton, MarylandAshton is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. The commercial center of Ashton lies at the junction of Route 108 and New Hampshire Avenue ....
- Ashton, Michigan
- Ashton, MinnesotaAshton, MinnesotaAshton is an abandoned townsite in sections 11 and 12 of Pleasant Hill Township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. -History:It was reportedly on or near present day County Road 12 about 1.5 miles east-north-east of Ridgeway, Minnesota, but it is unclear whether any vestiges of the...
- Ashton, NebraskaAshton, NebraskaAshton is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ashton is located at ....
- Ashton, South DakotaAshton, South DakotaAshton is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 122 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ashton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Ashton, West VirginiaAshton, West VirginiaAshton is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. Ashton is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 2 south of Point Pleasant. Ashton has a post office with ZIP code 25503....
- Ashton, WisconsinAshton, WisconsinAshton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springfield, in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Ashton Corners, WisconsinAshton Corners, WisconsinAshton Corners is an unincorporated community in the town of Springfield in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A variant name was Pickarts Corners according to USGS GNIS.-References:...
Other
- Ashton College, a private post-secondary college in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Ashton-TateAshton-TateAshton-Tate was a US based software company best known for developing the popular dBASE database application. Ashton-Tate grew from a small garage-based company to become a multinational corporation...
, software company - Ashton Cricket Club, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Ashton (VA) Middle SchoolAshton (VA) Middle SchoolAshton Middle School is Middle school in Dunstable, Bedfordshire under the Bedfordshire Local Education AuthorityIntake comes from a variety of lower schools in the town and surrounding villages...
, formerly Dunstable Grammar School, Dunstable. - Ashton Sixth Form CollegeAshton Sixth Form CollegeAshton-under-Lyne Sixth Form College is a sixth form college located in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.-Admissions:The college mostly accepts students graduating from the two secondary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne, as well as from the larger Tameside area...
, Ashton-under-Lyne - Ashton United F.C.Ashton United F.C.Ashton United Football Club is an English football club, based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.-History:The club was originally founded in 1878 as Hurst F.C. and the earliest known match report dates back to March 1879. By 1880 the club were playing at Hurst Cross, their current ground....
, Ashton-under-Lyne - Avro AshtonAvro Ashton|-References:NotesBibliography* Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 2000 . ISBN 0-85177-797-X.* Winchester, Jim. X-Planes and Prototypes. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-40-7....
, a 1950s British experimental jet airliner - Ashton Anchors, a fictional character from the Star Ocean video game series
- Ashton Builders, a former UK home builder, particularly notable for its developments in the North of England in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Ashton ObservatoryAshton ObservatoryAshton Observatory is an astronomical observatory operated by the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Built in 1983, it is located in Ashton-Wildwood county park near Baxter, Iowa .-References:# -External links:* Forecasts of observing conditions....
, located within Ashton-Wildwood Park in Jasper County, Iowa - Chez AshtonChez AshtonChez Ashton is a popular fast food restaurant in Quebec, Canada famous for its poutine. Chez Ashton's origins can be traced to a traveling snack cart started by Ashton Leblond in 1969. It was not until 1972, however, that poutine was first offered. Ashton hooked his customers by initially giving...
, a popular fast food restaurant chain in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada