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Ashton

/ˈæʃtən/

Ashton proper noun: a hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).

Proper noun

Ashton

  1. A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
  2. A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
  3. A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).
  4. A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton
  5. A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
  6. A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
  7. A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).
  8. A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).
  9. A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
  10. Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
  11. A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
  12. A ghost town in California.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
  2. A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
  3. A village in Lee County, Illinois.
  4. A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
  5. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
  9. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
  10. A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
  13. A town in South Australia, Australia.
  14. A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  15. A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
  16. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Ashton meaning in Marathi and Persian

Ashton in Marathi

villages in Cornwall
अॅशटन aĕśṭan
surname
अॅशटन aĕśṭan

Ashton in Persian

surname
اشتون ašton

Forms of Ashton

alternative formAsheton

Origin of Ashton

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Words formed from Ashton

Questions about Ashton

What does Ashton mean?
Ashton means a hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
What is Ashton in Marathi?
Ashton in Marathi is अॅशटन (aĕśṭan). See Ashton meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ashton?
Ashton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ashton?
Ashton is pronounced /ˈæʃtən/.

Words near Ashton in the dictionary

  1. Ashtavaidyas
  2. Ashtavakra
  3. Ashtead
  4. ashthroat
  5. ashtime
  6. Ashton
  7. Ashton Gate
  8. Ashton Hayes
  9. Ashton Keynes
  10. Ashton Moss
  11. Ashton under Hill

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