AS II TON. 110 ASHTON-UXDER-LY.N K. the dioc. of Peterborough, vol. 275, in tho patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, which contains two altar tombs and a monument of a knight, is dedicated to St. iel. The parochial charities amount to 20. Tho - of Ashton have a right of common in the neighbouring forest ol A8HTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Oimdlc and hund. of Polcbrook, in tho co. of Northampton, 1 mile from Oundle. The Peterborough railway and the river Ni-n pan within a short distance of this haml< t. ASIITON, a hmlt. in tho par. of UfTord and lib. of
- !>orough,in the co. of Northampton, 5 miles to tho
8.E. of Stamford. Ashton Wold in this hmlt. is a meet for the Kit/william hounds. ASHTON, COLD, Olonccstors'uro. .<<< COI.D AM ASHTON-GIFFORD, a tashp. in tin- par. of Cod- ford St. Peter, hund. of Heytosbury, in the co. of Wilts, 2 milee to tho S.E. of Hcytesbury. The river V runs through this townsliip. It was formerly tho estate of the Oiffords of Brimsfield. ASHTON GREEN, a hmlt in tho tnshp. of P.-n-r, and par. of Prescott, hund. of Derby, in the co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles from St. Helens. A.-ll iMN-IN-MAiKKKKIKI.n. or AHITi 'N-I.K- WILLOWS, a tnshp. in tho par. of Winwick and hund. of West Derby, in tho co. palatine of Lancaster, 2 miles to tho N.W. of Newton. Wigan is its post town. It contains the hmlts. of Ashton Heath, Downall Green, and several others. The Wigun and Newton railway panes near the village on the cast. There are in tho surrounding district many collieries, potteries, and cotton- mills, in which moot of tho population arc employed. The manufacture of locks, screws, nails, tool?, &c., are also carried on here. There are two benefices, a rcct. val. 550, in tho patron, of the Earl of Derby, and a vic. val. 245, in the gift of tho Hector of Ashton; both in the dioc. of Chester. The church of the latter in dedicated to St. Thomas, that of the former to tho Holy Trinity. The Roman Catholics, Unitarians, Wes- loyan and Primitive Methodists, Quakers, and Inde- pendents, have chapels here. The charitable endow- ments amount to 130 a year. There are two schools belonging to the Church of England, and one to the Roman Catholics. ASHTON KEYNES, a par. and tnshp. in the hund. of Highworth, in the co. of Wilts, 4 miles to tho W. of ( i icklade, its pout town, 3 N. of Minety station on tho ( 'In Itenham railway, and 88 from London. It is plea- santly situated on the river Isis, or Thames, not far from the borders of Gloucestershire, and includes the chplry. of Leigh. Tho river, which flows on one side street, is crossed by numerous bridges loading to tho several houses, which give tho place a picturesque ap- pearance. There are remains of four ancient stone ctonea, and part of tho monastery surrounded by a moat, and now converted into a farmhouse. The living is a ric.* in tho dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. in the patron, of J. Pitt, Esq. Tho church, an am i. nt edifice, is dedicated to tho Holy Cross. There are also two dissenting chapels. Tho parochial charities amount to 119, including tho endowment of a free school for boys and girls. Ashton Keynos House is tho principal A8UTON, LONG, a par. in tho hund. of Hartcliff.- with-Bedminster, in tin- eo. of Somerset, 2 miles to the 8.W. of Bristol. It in situated in n wooded val neat beauty, on th> i which separates it BOB ( iloiicostorshire, and at tho foot of the I )midry hills. The village occupies the slope of Ashton Hill, and from the road which passes through it th. nning i. ns f tho valley, tho rive i i ft on, and tho <:' villages in Gloucestershire. In this par. arc comprised tli>' .' Bower-A-hton, Kingcntt, l'ro i ik'li and Rownhnm. The living is a vie.* in the
- 'ith ami Wi-lN, val. !.'>(), in the patron, of
W. (i. Langtoii. Esq., and Sir J. Smyth, Hart. The church i.s dcdicati '1 to All S.iints. It was htiilt in 1390, . ' us a very li '. tomli, with efligiea of Sir Ki< hard Choke and his lady. The tomb is of decorated profusely with Gothic tracery. Tho is separated from the nave and ai>!es l.y a lino carved and gilt. There are charitable endow amounting to 156 a year, including a sum of 10 qucathcd by Anne Smith, in 1760, for a school, and i additional 4 by John Stanton, in 18'J'J. A.-hUm Co the original scat of tho Lyons, is an old man a modem front, extending 143 feet in length. Thei front was erected by Inigo Jones. One of the ments, 90 feet long and 20 broad, is hung with ]>'>rtn There are ruins of another mansion, called the Ix Court, near the village. At tho east end i Common, where the hill terminates a'; : remains of two Roman camps, one called BurwaUi the form of a triangle, the other Stokcleigh, of an < form. Roman coins have been frequently dug up in ( neighbourhood. Part of the land here is laid orchards and fruit gardens, the produce of which is sold in tho Bristol market. Tho Bodininster union hoo^RI in this parish. ASHTON STEEPLE, a tnshp., par., and largo vfl the hund. and div. of Whorwcllsdown.in the co. of T ~ 4 miles to tho N.E. of Westburv, the same E. of ' bridge, its post town, and 9 8.E. of Devi/cs. It little to the 8. of the Kcnnet and Avon canal, and contains tho chplries. of West Ashton and SemingBB and tho tythgs. of Hinton and Littleton. It w merly a market town, and the surrounding distri.twn a common. The living is a vie. in tin- dioc. <>f Salitt^BJ val. with tho perpet. cur. of Scmington, 6!" patron, of tho Master and Fellowso: Cambridge. The church is a large edifice, in the dicnlar style, partly erected in 1480. It has a mentod tower, which was formerly su; lofty spire. From this spire, which w. storm in 1670, the parish took the add. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. 1 1 parish church there is a district church at the villagi West Ashton. There are a Primitive M and a National school. There is a small educational purposes. Petty sessi- 1 hflf a fair takes place on the 18th s tains 6,789 acres, chiefly th" | lUat Esq., M.P., lord of the manor, who n -id. ton House, a handsome Gothic mansion, u little the village. ASHTON-UNDER-HILL, a par. in th. Tibaldstone, in tho co. of Gl.-uc M. r, .J miles S.V. of Evesham, its post town. It lies in a fair bounded on tho N. by Bredon Hill, nearly l,i high, and commanding fine vi ouccstcr, tenliam. and 'i'ewki -l.iiry. Tho living is a annexed to the vie. of Bockford, in tin- dioc. tcr and Bristol. The ehnn hisde.l; ASHTOH-UNDER-L1 parliamentary and municipal borough, in the hi Salford. in tho co. palatine of Lancaster, U miles E. of Manchester, GO mile .s from Lancaster, md "" London. It is a station on the and Lincolnshire, i n and North We I Yorkshire railways. Altln name of this place d. . in Domesday it is mentioned in othe r ami. iiid aji ivcn by the (oneme ror, with other in this part of the country, to Roger de Poie ' later period it belonged to the family ot ^( whom wi re d 1 men. < >ne was Sir John de Arahcton, a .statesman o and held in high honour by Kdwaid 111. A e e. mine in e m, nt of the 16th century the manor to th" liootlis, one of whom was create el J' by Charles II., and his son was created ringt'.n, by William and Mary. In the middle ntury the manor come, by n of Stamford, whose d. MI nehnts still hold it. The derives its present importance and prosperity from the cotton manufacture, which was introdi towards the close of tho 18th century. It is s u hilly district, with several rivers flowing through
